This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This book provides a practical introduction to and overview of the development and implementation of evidence-based practice. It focuses on how to look for and appraise the available evidence, how to apply the evidence using a variety of approaches and in different organisational contexts, and how to understand different dimensions of personal and organisational change and its ethical components.
Key Features
- Numerous examples from practice and case studies clarify theory
- Very readable writing style and user-friendly format with checklists of key issues
- Opportunities for reflective learning
| ISBN | 9780702027765 |
|---|---|
| Product Format | Book |
| Author Information | By Susan Hamer, BA MA RGN FETC(Dist) NDNCert, Programme Director and Coordinator, Centre for the Development of Health Care Policy and Practice, University of Leeds, UK; and Gill Collinson, RGN, BSc, MA, AdvDipTherapeuticCounselling&ManagementChange, Programme Director, Centre for the Development of Health Care Policy and Practice, University of Leeds; Development Consultant, GC Consulting, Leeds, UK |
| Published Reviews | "This is a welcome updated version of a key handbook... This book is easy to read and well structured. Each chapter starts with a 'key issues' box, and the text is interspersed with tabls, diagrams and illustrations...it is a useful book to ahve around." Nursing Standard Vol 20 No 33. |
| Table of Content | Section 1. Looking for the evidence. Evidence-based practice. Types of evidence. Systematic reviews. Information sourcing. Section 2. Applying the evidence. Clinical effectiveness. Development of practice. Audit. Section 3 Reflecting upon the evidence. Personal change. Organisational change. Ethical change. |
| Publication Date | 23-11-2005 |
| Pages | 236 |
| Trim | 156x234 |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
| deltacomm1code | Books |
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