Research for advanced practice nurses : from evidence to practice / Beth A. Staffileno, Marcia Pencak Murphy, Susan W. Buchholz.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

I. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE1. Overview of Evidence-Based Practice2. Searching for Evidence3. Research and the Mandate for Evidence-Based PracticeQuality, and Patient Safety4. Continuous Quality Improvement5. Establishing and Sustaining an Evidence-Based Practice EnvironmentII. BUILDING BLOCKS FOR EVIDENCE6. Critical Appraisal of Evidence 7. Identifying a Focus of Practice Inquiry8. Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks9. Quantitative Designs for Practice Scholarship10. Qualitative Approaches for Practice Scholarship11. Sampling Methods12. Designing Questionnaires and Data Collection Forms13. Physiological and Psychological Data Collection MethodsIII. USING AVAILABLE EVIDENCE14. Literature Reviews15. Program Planning and Evaluation16. Implementing Evidence-Based PracticeIV. EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, ETHICAL ASPECTS OF A STUDY, AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS17. Cost as a Dimension of Evidence-Based Practice18. Evaluation of Outcomes19. Ethical Aspects of Practice Scholarship20. Communicating Practice Scholarship Through Oral Presentation21. Reporting Results Through Publications22. Exemplars of APRN-led Initiatives

"Research for Advanced Practice Nurses: From Evidence to Practice serves as a resource for graduate students and practicing advanced practice registered nurses who contribute to the scholarly output in the discipline, particularly in the area of clinical practice. The increasing focus on evidence needed for practice decisions propels us to re-envision how we teach graduate students about research and evidence-based practice. Collaborative teams, comprising APRNs prepared with master's and doctoral degrees, can accelerate the translation of evidence into practice to improve health outcomes. This book teaches APRNs prepared at the master's and doctoral levels how to find relevant and current evidence, appraise the evidence, translate evidence into practice to improve patient care and outcomes, and disseminate findings. Although graduate students are the primary audience for this book-a textbook for a graduate course in nursing research or an interdisciplinary healthcare course-nurses in clinical settings will also find the book helpful in fulfilling their research role toward achieving hospital Magnet� status. The hope is that the information presented in this book will be used to provide optimal cost-efficient care to patients"-- Provided by publisher.