Understanding Research for Evidence-Based Practice

Understanding Research for Evidence-Based Practice

Designed to help students become research-literate, evidence-based practitioners, this Second Edition of Research for Evidence-Based Practice takes a unique approach that mirrors the way practicing nurses intuitively read research reports. Beginning with the conclusion of a research article—the section that most directly addresses the clinical meaning of a research study—the book works “backward” through the sections of a research article. <br /><br />Organized around student-centered questions, such as how conclusions were reached, which patients the conclusions apply to, and how the study was done, each chapter begins with a clinical case that identifies the clinical question the nurse is seeking to answer, followed by one or two published research articles that directly relate to the clinical case. <br /><br />This Second Edition features new coverage of systematic reviews, mixed methods, statistics, and evidence-based models. New graphics help visual learners, and new online video tutorials demonstrate “and s to help visual learners. of how to work through research studies and theories.