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Achieving Evidence-Based Practice

A Handbook for Practitioners

  • 2 Edición - 17 de noviembre de 2005
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Susan Hamer, Gill Collinson
  • Idioma: Inglés

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… Leer más

Descripción

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.

Puntos claves

  • 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

De interès para

All undergraduate diploma and degree level students in the healthcare professions and qualified practitioners taking postgraduate courses which include a research component

Índice

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.

Reseñas

"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.

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 2
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 10 de diciembre de 2014
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

SH

Susan Hamer

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Programme Director and Coordinator, Centre for the Development of Health Care Policy and Practice, University of Leeds, UK

GC

Gill Collinson

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Programme Director, Centre for the Development of Health Care Policy and Practice, University of Leeds; Development Consultant, GC Consulting, Leeds, UK