Research Guides: NURS 3102: Introduction to Nursing Science: Evidence-Based Nursing

Best Practices and Guidelines

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A collection of three databases (CDSR, CENTRAL, and Clinical Answers) that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.

Trip Database
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence, including practice guidelines, to support their practice and/or care
Best Practice Guidelines - Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)
Best Practice Guidelines developed by Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) as part of their nursing best practice guidelines project begun in 1999
American College Physicians (ACP) Clinical Practice Guidelines
ACP produces "evidence-based clinical practice guidelines," which means our guidelines follow a rigorous development process and are based on the highest quality scientific evidence.
Quality and Patient Safety from AHRQ
Resources from AHRQ to improve patient safety and quality of care.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) is an independent, nonprofit health care improvement organization that is a collaboration of medical groups, hospitals, nonprofit health plans, employers, and consumers.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
An independent panel of non-Federal experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine and is composed of primary care providers that conducts scientific evidence reviews of a broad range of clinical preventive health care services and develops recommendations for primary care clinicians and health systems.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice by Deborah Dang; Sandra Dearholt; Sigma Theta Tau International Staff (Contribution by); Johns Hopkins University (Contribution by)
Call Number: RT42 .J594 2018
ISBN: 9781940446974
Publication Date: 2018
This fully revised third edition builds on the strength of the first two editions with updated content based on more than a decade of the model's use and refinement in real-life settings.
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare by Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek; Fineout-Overholt, Ellen
Call Number: RT42 .E95 2019
ISBN: 1496384539
Publication Date: 2019
Enhance your clinical decision-making capabilities and improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice. Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence-based practice (EBP) an integral part of your clinical decision-making and everyday nursing practice with this proven, approachable text.
Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice by Geri LoBiondo-Wood; Judith Haber
Call Number: RT81.5 .N8665 2018
ISBN: 9780323431316
Publication Date: 2018
Essentials of Nursing Research by Denise F. Polit; Cheryl Tatano Beck
ISBN: 9781496351296
Publication Date: 2017
Essentials of Nursing Research is designed to teach students how to read, understand, analyze, and evaluate research reports in nursing practice.

EBP Learning Module 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
Module 1 of 4 of a four-part learning program on evidence-based practice from the NSW Health Department--some information may be specific to Australia, but most is universally applicable.
EBP Learning Module 2: Ask the Question
Module 2 of 4 of a four-part learning program on evidence-based practice from the NSW Health Department--some information may be specific to Australia, but most is universally applicable.
EBP Learning Module 3: Acquire the Evidence
Module 3 of 4 of a four-part learning program on evidence-based practice from the NSW Health Department--some information may be specific to Australia, but most is universally applicable.
EBP Learning Module 4: Appraise, Apply, and Assess the Evidence
Module 4 of 4 of a four-part learning program on evidence-based practice from the NSW Health Department--some information may be specific to Australia, but most is universally applicable.

The Well-Built, Patient-Oriented Clinical Question (PDF worksheet)
PICO worksheet from Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries
Search MEDLINE/PubMed using PICO
This tool allows you to search PubMed by plugging in PICO elements.
TRIP Database PICO Search
Select the PICO tab above the search box to enter a structured question.
Template for Asking PICOT Questions

(from the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta)