Achieving Evidence-Based Practice

A Handbook for Practitioners

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Paperback, 240 Pages
Published: NOV-2005
ISBN 10: 0-7020-2776-6
ISBN 13: 978-0-7020-2776-5
Imprint: BAILLIÈRE TINDALL


By
Susan Hamer, BA, MA, RGN, FETC(Dist), NDNCert, Programme Director and Coordinator, Centre for the Development of Health Care Policy and Practice, University of Leeds, UK
Gill Collinson, RGN, BSc, MA, AdvDipTherapeuticCounselling&ManagementChange, Programme Director, Centre for the Development of Health Care Policy and Practice, University of Leeds; Development Consultant, GC Consulting, Leeds, UK

Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This book provides a practical introduction to and overview of the development and implementation of evidence-based practice. It focuses on how to look for and appraise the available evidence, how to apply the evidence using a variety of approaches and in different organisational contexts, and how to understand different dimensions of personal and organisational change and its ethical components.

Audience:
All undergraduate diploma and degree level students in the healthcare professions and qualified practitioners taking postgraduate courses which include a research component


 
Last update: 5 Nov 2011