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Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement - E-Book

Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement - E-Book

Geri LoBiondo-Wood | Judith Haber | Marita G. Titler

(2018)

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Abstract

Equip yourself to expertly conduct evidence-based practice (EBP) or quality improvement (QI)projects. Written by renowned EBP and QI experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler, Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement provides a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning, implementation, and evaluation of EBP and QI projects to improve quality of care and health outcomes. This brand-new, full-color, richly illustrated textbook begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information. The book’s content and approach have been developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context.

  • NEW! Written by renowned EBP experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler to provide a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning and conducting EBP and QI projects.
  • NEW! A straightforward, practical approach begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information.
  • NEW! Developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key Points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
CONTENTS ES1
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE for NURSING and HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT i
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE for NURSING and HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT iii
Copyright iv
ABOUT THE AUTHORS v
CONTRIBUTORS viii
REVIEWERS x
TO THE FACULTY xi
TO THE STUDENT xiv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
CONTENTS xvi
I - Introduction 1
1 - Overview of Evidence-Based Practice 1
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 2
DEFINITION OF TERMS 3
THE NATIONAL AGENDA FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 7
STEPS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 11
THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TEAM 11
ENGAGING CONSUMERS IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 11
CALL TO ACTION 11
SYNTHESIS 16
REFERENCES 17
2 - Models and Evidence 20
COMPARING RESEARCH, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 20
Models of Evidence-Based Practice 21
THE IOWA MODEL OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 21
Selection of a Topic 21
Forming a Team 23
Evidence Retrieval 23
Grading the Evidence 25
Critical Appraisal and Synthesis of Evidence 26
Proposing Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations 27
Development of the Evidence-Based Practice 28
Implementation and Dissemination of the Practice Change 28
Evaluation of the Practice Change 29
SYNTHESIS 29
KEY POINTS 29
REFERENCES 30
II - Processes of Developing EBP and Questions inVarious Clinical Settings 31
3 - Developing Compelling Clinical Questions 31
INTRODUCTION 31
WHAT IS A CLINICAL QUESTION? 32
WHY ARE CLINICAL QUESTIONS IMPORTANT? 34
SOURCES OF CLINICAL QUESTIONS 34
TYPES OF CLINICAL/PICO QUESTIONS 35
CLINICAL QUESTIONS DIFFER FROM RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESES 38
SYNTHESIS 39
REFERENCES 39
4 - Search and Critical Appraisal of the Literature 40
EVIDENCE IS HIERARCHICAL 41
METALITERACY 41
WHERE TO START 41
BEYOND THE PUBLISHED EVIDENCE 44
ASK a Background Question 44
ASK A “PICO” QUESTION 49
A Simple Search, Translating a PICO Question 50
An Advanced Search: Expanding the Quest for Evidence 51
Narrowing Search Results: Filtering 52
Organizing, Evaluating, and Sharing the Evidence 53
ASSESS/APPRAISE/SYNTHESIZE 53
SYNTHESIS 56
REFERENCES 57
5 - Principles of Assessing Research Quality 59
ISSUES RELATING TO MAXIMIZING APPLICABILITY OF FINDINGS TO PRACTICE 59
AN OBJECTIVELY CONCEPTUALIZED RESEARCH QUESTION 60
HOMOGENOUS SAMPLE 61
DATA COLLECTION CONSTANCY 61
INTERVENTION FIDELITY 61
INTERNAL VALIDITY 63
EXTERNAL VALIDITY 63
Selection Effects 63
Reactive Effects 65
Measurement Effects 65
SYNTHESIS 66
Quantitative Research 66
REFERENCES 66
6 - Intervention Studies 68
INTRODUCTION 68
PURPOSE OF INTERVENTION STUDIES 69
TYPES OF INTERVENTION STUDIES 70
TYPES OF DATA IN INTERVENTION STUDIES 76
CRITICALLY APPRAISING INTERVENTION RESEARCH 77
SYNTHESIS 81
KEY POINTS 81
REFERENCES 81
7 - Observational Studies 83
INTRODUCTION 83
III - Implementation 156
11 - Evidence-Based Approaches for Improving Healthcare Quality 156
THE CLINICAL LEADER’S ROLE IN HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 157
NATIONAL GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 158
QUALITY STRATEGY LEVERS 158
Measuring Health Care Quality 161
Benchmarking 162
COMMON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PERSPECTIVES AND MODELS 164
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STEPS AND TOOLS 164
Leading a Quality Improvement Team 168
Improvement Process Step 1: Assessment 170
Improvement Process Step 2: Analysis 171
Trending Variation in System Performance with Run and Control Charts 171
Graphs 172
Cause and Effect Diagrams 173
Flowcharting 174
Improvement Process Step 3: Develop a Plan for Improvement 174
Improvement Process Step 4: Test and Implement the Improvement Plan 175
TAKING ON THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CHALLENGE AND LEADING THE WAY 180
SYNTHESIS 180
KEY POINTS 181
REFERENCES 181
12 - Planning for Success 183
INTRODUCTION 183
OVERVIEW OF AN IMPLEMENTATION MODEL 184
THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TOPIC 184
The Team 185
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AS A FOUNDATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION 186
PRINCIPLES OF IMPLEMENTATION 186
ACTION PLANS 191
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 191
SYNTHESIS 196
KEY POINTS 196
REFERENCES 196
13 - Launching Implementation 197
INTRODUCTION 197
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLINICAL TOPIC 198
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS COMMUNICATION 200
SUSTAINABILITY 203
SYNTHESIS 203
KEY POINTS 203
14 - Implementation Strategies for Stakeholders 206
USERS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 206
Performance Gap Assessment 207
Audit and Feedback 208
Piloting the Change 208
Meetings 209
SOCIAL SYSTEM (CONTEXT) 209
Overview 209
Organizational Capacity 210
Leadership 210
Implementation Strategies to Address the Social System/Practice Context 210
Environmental Scan 211
Meetings with Key Leadership Stakeholders 214
Standards of Practice and Documentation Systems 215
Recognition and Rewards 215
SYNTHESIS 216
KEY POINTS 216
REFERENCES 216
15 - Patient-Centered Evidence-Based Practices 219
INTRODUCTION 219
CLINICAL SCENARIO 220
PATIENT EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SHARED DECISION MAKING 220
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT SHARED DECISION MAKING 221
SHARED DECISION-MAKING AIDS 221
EVIDENCE-BASED METHODS TO DEVELOP PATIENT ENGAGEMENT TOOLS 222
PATIENT ACTIVATION 223
HEALTH LITERACY AND NUMERACY 224
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AND NUMERACY 225
PATIENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE 227
INDIVIDUAL BARRIERS AGAINST PATIENT ENGAGEMENT 227
CONTEXTUAL BARRIERS AGAINST PATIENT ENGAGEMENT 229
SYNTHESIS 229
KEY POINTS 229
REFERENCES 230
IV - Evaluation and Dissemination 231
16 - Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice 231
INTRODUCTION 231
METHODS FOR EVALUATION 232
WHAT TO MEASURE 232
FISCAL OUTCOMES 233
DATA SOURCES 235
ANALYSIS AND DISPLAY OF DATA 236
EVALUATION SUMMARY FOR KEY STAKEHOLDERS 236
SYNTHESIS 240
KEY POINTS 240
REFERENCES 240
17 - Dissemination 242
INTRODUCTION 242
PRINCIPLES OF DISSEMINATION 243
INTENDED AUDIENCE 243
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE(S) OF DISSEMINATION 243
TYPES OF DISSEMINATION 243
DISSEMINATION VENUES 244
TRADITIONAL METHODS 244
SOCIAL MEDIA 245
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN DISSEMINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECTS 246
SYNTHESIS 249
KEY POINTS 249
REFERENCES 249
Appendix A 251
B APPENDIX 354
APPENDIX C 361
Appendix D 369
E Appendix 374
F Appendix 378
Appendix G 393
Appendix H 415
GLOSSARY 477
INDEX 483
A 483
B 483
C 483
D 484
E 485
F 486
G 486
H 486
I 487
J 487
K 487
L 487
M 487
N 488
O 488
P 488
Q 489
R 490
S 490
T 491
U 491
V 491
W 491
Y 491
SPECIAL FEATURES ES2