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This book comprehensively and concisely examines the complexities related to asking clinical questions, searching for the evidence, appraising and summarizing the evidence, and getting evidence into practice I commend this book to health professionals who are seeking to do the best they can in health care.. Alan Pearson, AM. The Joanna Briggs Institute. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide. In an age of rapidly expanding knowledge, it is crucial for health professionals to stay abreast of the most current evidence-based information when making clinical decisions. This textbook is specifically designed to meet the objectives of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) competency that relates to Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary for DNP students, faculty and advanced practice nurses to conduct a comprehensive systematic review (CSR). The text sets forth a rigorous, step-by-step approach to the process of conducting a literature search, including both quantitative and qualitative studies, as well as grey literature. It describes how to extract and synthesize the most relevant data, how to integrate systematic reviews into practice, and how to disseminate the results. The volume begins by addressing the basic concepts of systematic reviews and their relationship to clinical practice and policy, before delineating the systematic steps of this process along with the development of a systematic review proposal and clinical question. The book then describes how to find and select the best available evidence and explores specific types of systematic reviews, including experimental, observational, and economic evidence, and explores the current and future use of the process. End-of-chapter application exercises, questions for review, objectives, summary points, and references facilitate learning. Mastery of the CSR process and application of the resultant evidential summaries will be of utmost benefit to nursing practitioners seeking to provide care according to the most current evidence-based knowledge. Key Features.: Tailored specifically for graduate nursing courses in evidence-based practice; Describes how to find and appraise relevant studies, including nonpublished grey literature and offers criteria for selecting or excluding studies; Guides readers through the process of searching the literature for evidence based on the review question; Explains how to integrate systematic review outcomes into practice; Compares CSR methods, review of literature, integrated review, and meta-studies;. This book comprehensively and concisely examines the complexities related to asking clinical questions, searching for the evidence, appraising and summarizing the evidence, and getting evidence into practice I commend this book to health professionals who are seeking to do the best they can in health care.. Alan Pearson, AM. The Joanna Briggs Institute. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide. In an age of rapidly expanding knowledge, it is crucial for health professionals to stay abreast of the most current evidence-based information when making clinical decisions. This textbook is specifically designed to meet the objectives of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) competency that relates to Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary for DNP students, faculty and advanced practice nurses to conduct a comprehensive systematic review (CSR). The text sets forth a rigorous, step-by-step approach to the process of conducting a literature search, including both quantitative and qualitative studies, as well as grey literature. It describes how to extract and synthesize the most relevant data, how to integrate systematic reviews into practice, and how to disseminate the results. The volume begins by addressing the basic concepts of systematic reviews and their relationship to clinical practice and policy, before delineating the systematic steps of this process along with the development of a systematic review proposal and clinical question. The book then describes how to find and select the best available evidence and explores specific types of systematic reviews, including experimental, observational, and economic evidence, and explores the current and future use of the process. End-of-chapter application exercises, questions for review, objectives, summary points, and references facilitate learning. Mastery of the CSR process and application of the resultant evidential summaries will be of utmost benefit to nursing practitioners seeking to provide care according to the most current evidence-based knowledge. Key Features.: Tailored specifically for graduate nursing courses in evidence-based practice; Describes how to find and appraise relevant studies, including nonpublished grey literature and offers criteria for selecting or excluding studies; Guides readers through the process of searching the literature for evidence based on the review question; Explains how to integrate systematic review outcomes into practice; Compares CSR methods, review of literature, integrated review, and meta-studies; Part I - Introduction.: Chapter 1 Systematic Review as a Basis for Evidence Based Practice. Chapter 2 Organizing and Planning a Systematic Review. Part II - A Framework for Conducting Systematic Reviews.: Chapter 3 Steps in the Systematic Review Process. Chapter 4 Developing Clinical Questions for Systematic Review. Part III - Searching and Appraising the Literature.: Chapter 5 Key Principles for Searching Literature. Chapter 6 Search Resources and Techniques to Maximize Search Efforts. Chapter 7 Critical Appraisal. Part III -Methods for Systematic Reviews.: Chapter 8 Systematic Review of Experimental Evidence: Meta-Analysis of Interventions. Chapter 9 Systematic Review of Observational Evidence. Chapter 10 Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence. Chapter 11 Systematic Review of Economic Evidence. Part IV - Using Systematic Reviews in Practice.: Chapter 12 Clinical Guidelines: Using Systematic Reviews at the Point-of-Care. Chapter 13 Formulating Evidence-Based Policy. Chapter 14 Future Development of Systematic Reviews and Evidence-Based. Chapter 15 Resources for Systematic Review. Appendices

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