NURSING
Continuous Quality Improvement
714 CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MARY C. ZONSIUS AND KERRY A. MILNER ■ THE HISTORY OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE In the late 1980s, with the beginning transition from fee for…
Reporting Results Through Publications
39921 REPORTING RESULTS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS TRACY KLEIN AND PATRICIA F. PEARCE ■ INTRODUCTION The purpose of this chapter is to provide information regarding the opportunities for successfully publishing scholarly work….
Cost as a Dimension of Evidence-Based Practice
32917 COST AS A DIMENSION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE BRIANA J. JEGIER AND TRICIA J. JOHNSON ■ INTRODUCTION The healthcare industry is facing increasing pressure to improve value through the provision…
Literature Reviews
25714 LITERATURE REVIEWS KATHLEEN R. STEVENS ■ INTRODUCTION Science is largely composed of two types of research: (a) primary research—original studies based on observation or experimentation; and (b) secondary research—reviews…
Quantitative Designs for Practice Scholarship
1439 QUANTITATIVE DESIGNS FOR PRACTICE SCHOLARSHIP SUSAN WEBER BUCHHOLZ ■ INTRODUCTION In a quantitative approach, research questions are explored using numerical data for analysis and interpretation to provide an objective…
Physiological and Psychological Data Collection Methods
22713 PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION METHODS SUSAN K. FRAZIER AND CAROL GLOD ■ INTRODUCTION Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the clinical application of research findings that have been synthesized, replicated…
