Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice

by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt

Publisher's Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & A Guide to Best Practice, 4th EditionBernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN and Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN Enhance your clinical decision-making capabilities and improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice.  Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence-based practice (EBP) an integral part of your clinical decision-making and everyday nursing practice with this proven, approachable text. Written in a straightforward, conversational style, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare delivers real-world examples and meaningful strategies in every chapter to help you confidently meet today’s clinical challenges and ensure positive patient outcomes.NEW! Making An EBP Exemplar opens each unit, immersing you in an unfolding case study of EBP in real-life practice.NEW! Chapters reflect the most current implications of EBP on health policy and the context, content, and outcomes of implementing EBP competencies in clinical and academic settings.NEW! Learning objectives and EBP Terms to Learn at both the unit and chapter levels help you study efficiently and stay focused on essential concepts and vocabulary.Making EBP Real features continue to end each unit with real-world examples that demonstrate the principles of EBP applied.EBP Fast Facts reinforce key points at a glance.Clinical Scenarios clarify the EBP process and enhance your rapid appraisal capabilities.

Genres: Nursing, School

798 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[Amethyst · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Fineout-Overholt is an amazing professor. I was so honored to be able to be taught by her. This text shows her dedication to her work and the amazing passion she has for nursing. This book helped me tremendously.

[Lauren orso · Rating 1 out of 5]

textbooks at this level are why people don't respect nursing.

[Rainier Moreno-Lacalle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring

[Julia Wood]

WY 100.7 M527e 2015

[Emma McCarthy · Rating 2 out of 5]

read for grad school MSN 602

it was fine but SO redundant -- could have easily been half its length.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very user friendly. I'm keeping it for future reference.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dean Melnyk has accomplished so much. I have been exposed to EBP since starting my program, and I am learning just how important it is in our careers.

I am proud to be a nursing student at OSU!

[Erin Henry]

Didn’t read much of it

[Alex Caruso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for what it is.