Translating evidence into practice
CHAPTER 9 Evidence to inform nursing practice: An applied approach Colleen Smith, Kate Andre, Kelly Lewis, Barbara Parker 9.1 Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to:…
Evidence-based nursing practicepractice
CHAPTER 1 Evidence-based nursing practice Mary Courtney, Claire Rickard, Joy Vickerstaff, Anthea Court 1.1 Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1. understand what evidence-based practice…
Undertaking a program evaluation
CHAPTER 8 Undertaking a program evaluation Elizabeth Manias 8.1 Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1. define important components of a program, including the goal,…
Development and use of clinical guidelines
CHAPTER 4 Development and use of clinical guidelines Sonya Osborne, Joan Webster 4.1 Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1. identify the key criteria and…
Developing a culture of inquiry to sustain evidence-based practice
CHAPTER 3 Developing a culture of inquiry to sustain evidence-based practice Sonya Osborne, Glenn Gardner 3.1 Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1. describe important…
Ethical Issues
Chapter 19 Ethical Issues Peter Melenovich, MS, RN, CCRN-CSC, CNE People of Orphalese, you can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command…
Nursing Theory
Chapter 8 Nursing Theory Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, MS, RN The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. —SOCRATES (469 BC-399 BC) There are many nursing theories available to…
Economics of the Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 16 Economics of the Health Care Delivery System Mary Ellen Murray, PhD, RN Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman. —MARTIN…
Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
Chapter 18 Collective Bargaining Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches Joann Wilcox, RN, MSN, LNC It is time for a new generation of leadership to cope with new problems and new opportunities….
Nursing Education
Chapter 7 Nursing Education Gayle P. Varnell, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC Education should not be a destination—but a path we travel all the days of our lives. —ANONYMOUS Education is the ability…
