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Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research-Practice Connection, Fourth Edition introduces students to research methods and evidence-based practice. The text helps students understand research methods, how to appraise and use research evidence in clinical decision-making, and how to fully understand and engage in evidence-based practice. By linking evidence-based practice to recent research in safety and quality programs, it provides timely information in...

This accessible, hands-on text, for new grant writers and seasoned health researchers, educators, and clinicians alike, illuminates the process of writing a persuasive request for funding from start to finish. Packed with practical tips for dealing with common pitfalls besieging grant seekers, the text progresses step by step from establishing the need for the grant through disseminating grant findings. This third edition is distinguished by key information...

This text on the application of best practices to improve nursing patient care covers the fundamentals of evidence-based practice, identifying research questions and evidence, methods for collecting evidence, evaluation of evidence and decision-making, and evaluating applications.

Nurse-led intervention research is a core component of the global initiative to improve quality of care. Though research in this area has already contributed much to the advancement of patient care, future strides depend on the dissemination practical, how-to instruction on this important area of research. Design, Evaluation, and Translation of Nursing Interventions aids in this endeavor by presenting both general approaches and specific methods for...

Every time you meet a new patient you gather information about them, which is a form of research. This book looks at research in the context of a nursing student so you can learn how to use research skills during your study and future career.

Have you had to find project funding or contribute to a grant request? Grantwriting can be an intimidating concept for nurses. The Nurse's Grantwriting Advantage by Rebecca Bowers-Lanier, offers a step-by-step guide for nurses who are writing a grant proposal for the first time or who have submitted previous grants but wants to do so more effectively. With the popular Nurse Advantage Series, grantwriting offers list, tips, tricks, and quick references;...

A text focused on the skills necessary for translating research into evidence. The Third Edition has been condensed to include crucial information and reviews the most contemporary recommendations of the National Institutes of Nursing Research, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the Magnet Standards for nursing roles at each level of research use and evidence-based care.

The authors are from Trinity College, Dublin.