The following information resources on this page serve as supplementary materials for NURS 6910:
For assistance accessing and using resources, please contact your Nursing Librarian Jodi Jameson.
To search effectively and efficiently for research literature using library resources, please refer to the following pages:
The following e-book, available to you from the University Libraries, provides thorough steps on conducting a solid literature review:
Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy
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There are a variety of different types of research studies, both quantitative and qualitative. Access the following e-book to explore the characteristics of different research methodologies. This e-book also provides practical advice on how to read and analyze research articles in a productive way:
Critical appraisal is an essential step in evaluating research studies for their reliability, validity, and applicability to a clinical problem or patient care issue. Connect to the following resources to learn more about critical appraisal and access critical appraisal tools:
Web Resources
Articles
Listed in this box are the general steps of the EBP process, or the 5 A's. Supplementary article readings are included for each step, including those from the classic American Journal of Nursing series of EBP. While this series was published 15 years ago, it is a seminal resource on EBP and its principles can be applied today.
All EBP projects begin with a spirit of inquiry and a burning clinical question that will drive the entire project:
Searching the literature to acquire research evidence is an essential step in EBP. It's puts the "evidence" in evidence-based practice!
For help with your literature search, contact your Nursing Librarian Jodi Jameson. Your librarian is a partner in the EBP process.
After you acquire research evidence, the next step is to critically appraise the studies that you found. See the Critical Appraisal LibGuide for critical appraisal tools and more information.
Implementation involves applying the evidence to practice. This is when you plan and launch the EBP project.
Please also see the "EBP 2.0" articles published in 2019 in the AJN Collection on EBP. These articles provide real-world examples of implementation.
After implementing your EBP project, it is necessary to assess the outcomes and disseminate your findings.
Clinical practice guidelines, or simply guidelines, provide evidence-based recommendations to guide healthcare practitioners in their patient care decision-making. They are often published as articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Search for Guidelines
Appraising Guidelines
Please refer to the Nursing Theory page on the main Nursing LibGuide which provides resources and links to information on various nursing theorists and theories.
The following e-books from the University Libraries provide information on the various facets of research ethics:
Rethinking Clinical Research: Methodology and Ethics
Medical Research Ethics: Challenges in the 21st Century
Research and Publication Ethics
Beyond Autonomy: Limits and Alternatives to Informed Consent in Research Ethics and Law
Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics : An Approach from the Ethos of Science
