RESEARCH HEADER
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses Appraisal and Application of Research
NEW EDITION
THIRD EDITION Nola A. Schmidt, PhD, RN, CNE, Associate Professor Janet M. Brown, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor Both of Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research, Third Edition focuses on the application of best practices to improve patient care. The text emphasizes the appraisal of research and better prepares students for their role as beginning nurses. For evidence-based practice to be successful, nurses need ready access to research and other evidence for critical appraisal, decision making, and implementing practice changes. Updated and expanded in the new Third Edition, the Apply What You Have Learned sections prompt students to find, read, and evaluate current nursing research. In this feature, the student will use knowledge gained in each chapter to work their way through the evidencebased practice process using studies focused on reducing medication errors. Additionally, Keeping it Ethical sections tie relevant ethical issues into each topic, ensuring students do not to lose sight of these important concepts. The Third Edition includes a new chapter titled Epidemiological Designs: Using Data to Understand Populations, which defines epidemiology and explains its use in nursing practice.
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Paperback with Navigate 2 Advantage Access ISBN: 978-1-284-05330-2 • 578 pages • © 2015
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Navigate Scenario: LearnScape for Nursing Research
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Navigate Scenario: LearnScape for Nursing Research features 16 separate scenarios in which the student plays a variety of roles, ranging from a nurse to a hospital administration board member. Students will learn how to identify research questions, find sources of evidence, and link theory, research, and practice together.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4496-9738-9 • Online • © 2013