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This innovative text helps nursing students and working nurses to
master the essential skill of synthesizing diverse forms of
literature to inform research, practice, and policy in Nursing and
the Health Science disciplines. Focusing on the significance of
synthesis as a critical component of the literature review process,
this book walks readers through each step of completing an
exemplary literature review and synthesis. The text provides
detailed guidance to each of the rigorous steps needed to design,
execute, and synthesize the results of a literature review.This
book focuses on the literature review process intended to inform
research, quality improvement efforts, clinical practice, and
healthcare policy decisions, with discussion of how literature
reviews and syntheses inform public conversation. Designed to
simplify a complex topic, the text is also a platform for
discussing the rapidly expanding need for rigorous literature
review approaches across diverse settings and professional groups.
Concise formatting, objectives, step-by-step instructions,
publication example, activities, and key summaries, further
contribute to helping novice and more experienced learners to
assess and synthesize existing research to ensure a firm foundation
for creating unique and meaningful PhD dissertations, DNP projects,
and other scholarly work conducted by nurses and other healthcare
professionals. Key Features: Provides a step-by-step guide to
completing different types of literature reviews and syntheses,
illuminated by examples from the literature Formatted concisely and
consistently for ease of use Includes objectives, activities, key
summaries, and references to simplify learning Focuses on synthesis
of literature regarding research, quality improvement, clinical
activities, health policy, and public media in separate chapters
Addresses data synthesis for quantitative, qualitative, and other
literature review types
Focused specifically on the APRN role in implementing
evidence-based practice in the clinical environmentThe 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 (R) 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
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