Evidence-Based Practice: an Integrative Approach to Research, Administration, and Practice

Evidence-Based Practice: An Integrative Approach to Research, Administration, and Practice, Third Edition focuses on how research-based evidence drives scholarly practice. The text highlights how evidence can justify innovation and policy changes to improve patient outcomes. Through real-world examples, the authors strive to demonstrate how evidence-based research and nurse administrators can truly drive clinical best practices. The Third Edition provides students and professionals with the framework for evidence-based practice through its focus on translational science. It also features a section on scholarship in administrative practice along with content on critical appraisal and clinical practice scholarship. The hallmark of this text is its focus on evaluating and leveraging evidence-based practice research to deliver quality improvement changes, innovative patient care, improved outcomes, and lower cost.

Key Features:
• Presents a global perspective on health policy and healthcare.
• Covers the implementation and dissemination science applications to the EBP framework.
• Provides the latest research evidence on educational strategies for patient and provider practices.
• Discusses real-world examples from a clinical nurse leader perspective.