Research for Advanced Practice Nurses, Fourth Edition

The fourth edition of this award-winning text—written specifically for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) and students devoted to scholarly investigation—describes essential ways to implement Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and quality improvement skills into practical application. Step-by-step instructions walk the reader through the process of finding relevant evidence, appraising it, translating it into practice to improve patient care and outcomes, and disseminating it. This text delivers expert guidance on designing questionnaires and data-collection forms, and on analyzing qualitative and quantitative data. The authors also offer guidelines for evaluating research articles and a variety of EBP activities and protocols demonstrating how to integrate EBP into multiple clinical settings relevant to all APRN practice domains.

New to the Fourth Edition:

New chapter on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) includes information on models, processes, and tools
New chapter filled with examples of APRN-led initiatives showcasing improved processes and health outcomes resulting from EBP and quality improvement (QI) projects
Expanded literature reviews including integrative and other types of literature reviews beyond systematic review
Increased focus on Doctor of Nursing (DNP) competencies and QI

Key Features:

Helpful in achieving hospital Magnet® status
Integrates EBP concepts related to patient care
Examples highlight application of evidence into practice
Describes strategies for establishing and sustaining an organizational evidence-based practice
Discusses issues of costs and ethics from EBP perspective
Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers

Contents

I. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

1. Overview of Evidence-Based Practice

2. Searching for Evidence

3. Research and the Mandate for Evidence-Based Practice

Quality, and Patient Safety

4. Continuous Quality Improvement

5. Establishing and Sustaining an Evidence-Based Practice Environment

II. BUILDING BLOCKS FOR EVIDENCE

6. Critical Appraisal of Evidence&emsp

7. Identifying a Focus of Practice Inquiry

8. Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks

9. Quantitative Designs for Practice Scholarship

10. Qualitative Approaches for Practice Scholarship

11. Sampling Methods

12. Designing Questionnaires and Data Collection Forms

13. Physiological and Psychological Data Collection Methods

III. USING AVAILABLE EVIDENCE

14. Literature Reviews

15. Program Planning and Evaluation

16. Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

IV. EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, ETHICAL ASPECTS OF A STUDY, AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS

17. Cost as a Dimension of Evidence-Based Practice

18. Evaluation of Outcomes

19. Ethical Aspects of Practice Scholarship

20. Communicating Practice Scholarship Through Oral Presentation

21. Reporting Results Through Publications

22. Exemplars of APRN-led Initiatives

Authors

Beth A. Staffileno, PhD, FAHA, is a professor, Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing and co-director of the Center for Clinical Research & Scholarship at Rush University Medical Center College of Nursing.

Marcia Pencak Murphy, DNP, ANP, FAHA, FPCNA, is a professor emeritus at Rush University College of Nursing.

Susan W. Buchholz, PhD, RN, FAANP, FAAN, is a Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Director - PhD Program at Michigan State University, College of Nursing.

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