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Module 1:
- What is evidence-based practice in nursing?American Nurses Association (ANA).(2023, June 1). What is evidence-based practice in nursing? ANA Nursing Resources Hub. https://www.nursingworld.org/content-hub/resources/workplace/evidence-based-practice-in-nursing
- The effect of evidence-based practice perception, information literacy self-efficacy, and academic motivation on nursing students' future implementation of evidence-based practiceAmit-Aharon, A., Melnikov, S., & Warshawski, S. (2020). The effect of evidence-based practice perception, information literacy self-efficacy, and academic motivation on nursing students’ future implementation of evidence-based practice. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(6), 497–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.04.001
- Promoting nurses’ and midwives’ ethical responsibilities towards vulnerable people: An alignment of research and clinical practice.Baldwin, A., Capper, T., Harvey, C., Willis, E., Ferguson, B., & Browning, N. (2022). Promoting nurses’ and midwives’ ethical responsibilities towards vulnerable people: An alignment of research and clinical practice. Journal of Nursing Management, 30(7), 2442–2447. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13764
- Strategies to achieve evidence-based practice in nursing.Cuzmenco, S. (2024). Strategies to Achieve Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing. Critical Care Nurse, 44(1), 10–11. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024359
- Determinants of an evidence-based practice environment: An interpretive description.Duff, J., Cullen, L., Hanrahan, K., & Steelman, V. (2020). Determinants of an evidence-based practice environment: An interpretive description. Implementation Science Communications, 1, 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00070-0
- A nurses’ guide to ethical considerations and the process for ethical approval of nursing researchIngham-Broomfield, R. (2017). A nurses’ guide to ethical considerations and the process for ethical approval of nursing research. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 35(1), 40.
- Evidence-based practice education for healthcare professions: an expert viewLehane, E., Leahy-Warren, P., O'Riordan, C., Savage, E., Drennan, J., O'Tuathaigh, C., O'Connor, M., Corrigan, M., Burke, F., Hayes, M., Lynch, H., Sahm, L., Heffernan, E., O'Keeffe, E., Blake, C., Horgan, F., & Hegarty, J. (2019). Evidence-based practice education for healthcare professions: an expert view. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 24(3), 103–108. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2018-111019
- Tools to assess the trustworthiness of evidence-based point-of-care information for health care professionals: Systematic reviewLenaerts, G., Bekkering, G. E., Goossens, M., De Coninck, L., Delvaux, N., Cordyn, S., Adriaenssens, J., & Vankrunkelsven, P. (2020). Tools to Assess the Trustworthiness of Evidence-Based Point-of-Care Information for Health Care Professionals: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(1), e15415. https://doi.org/10.2196/15415
- Improving healthcare quality, patient outcomes, and costs with evidence-based practice. Nursing Centered.Melnyk, B. M. (2020, November). Improving healthcare quality, patient outcomes, and costs with evidence-based practice. Nursing Centered. Sigma. https://nursingcentered.sigmanursing.org/features/more-features/Vol42_3_improving-healthcare-quality-patient-outcomes-and-costs-with-evidence-based-practice
- Nurturing a spirit of inquiry: Fundamentals of evidence-based practice in nursing.O’Brien, T., Hood, A., Spalla King, T., & Brinkman, B. (2023). Nurturing a Spirit of Inquiry: Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 50(6), 509–511. https://doi.org/10.37526/1526-744X.2023.50.6.509
- Taking nurse staffing research to the unit level.Paulsen R. A. (2018). Taking nurse staffing research to the unit level. Nursing Management, 49(7), 42–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUMA.0000538915.53159.b5
- Factors affecting the application and implementation of evidence-based practice in nursing.Pitsillidou, M., Roupa, Z., Farmakas, A., & Noula, M. (2021). Factors Affecting the Application and Implementation of Evidence-based Practice in Nursing. Acta Informatica Medica : AIM : Journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : Casopis Drustva Za Medicinsku Informatiku BiH, 29(4), 281–287. https://doi.org/10.5455/aim.2021.29.281-287
- What is ethics in research & why is it important?Risnik, D. B. (2020). What is ethics in research & why is it important? National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/index.cfm
- Standard operational protocols in professional nursing practice: Use, weaknesses and potentialities.Sales, C. B., Bernardes, A., Gabriel, C. S., Brito, M. de F. P., Moura, A. A. de, & Zanetti, A. C. B. (2018). Standard Operational Protocols in professional nursing practice: use, weaknesses and potentialities. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 71(1), 126–134. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0621
Module 2:
- Bridging evidence-based practice and research.Bourgault A. M. (2018). Bridging evidence-based practice and research. Critical Care Nurse, 38(6), 10–12. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2018278
- Engaging Evidence-Based Practice, research, and innovation council members in shared governance through experiential learning.Chipps, E., Knupp, A., Ginther, J., Courtney, L., Warren, S., Levering, S., & Brown, K. (2023). Engaging Evidence-Based Practice, Research, and Innovation Council Members in Shared Governance Through Experiential Learning. Nurse Leader, 21(3), 341–348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2022.12.018
- Evidence-based practice improves patient outcomes and healthcare system return on investment: Findings from a scoping reviewConnor, L., Dean, J., McNett, M., Tydings, D. M., Shrout, A., Gorsuch, P. F., Hole, A., Moore, L., Brown, R., Melnyk, B. M., & Gallagher-Ford, L. (2023). Evidence-based practice improves patient outcomes and healthcare system return on investment: Findings from a scoping review. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 20(1), 6–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12621
- Strategies to achieve evidence-based practice in nursing.Cuzmenco, S. (2024). Strategies to Achieve Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing. Critical Care Nurse, 44(1), 10–11. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024359
- Evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and research: A visual model.Grys, C. A. (2022). Evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and research: A visual model. Nursing, 52(11) 47-49. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NURSE.0000889812.89287.45
- The value of nursing research.Ives Erickson, J., & Pappas, S. (2020). The Value of Nursing Research. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(5), 243–244. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000876
- Evidence-informed practice: Simplifying and applying the concept for nursing students and academicsKumah, E. A., McSherry, R., Bettany-Saltikov, J., & van Schaik, P. (2022). Evidence-informed practice: simplifying and applying the concept for nursing students and academics. British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 31(6), 322–330. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.6.322
- The value of critical thinking in nursing.Morris, G. (2023). The value of critical thinking in nursing. NurseJournal. https://nursejournal.org/articles/the-value-of-critical-thinking-in-nursing/
- EBP 2.0: From strategy to implementation.Tucker, S. J., & Gallagher-Ford, L. (2019). EBP 2.0: From strategy to implementation. American Journal of Nursing 119(4), 50-52. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000554549.01028.af
Module 3:
- The impact of patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) as a search strategy tool on literature search quality: a systematic review.Mette Brandt Eriksen, & Tove Faber Frandsen. (2018). The impact of patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) as a search strategy tool on literature search quality: a systematic review. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 106(4). https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.345
- The underappreciated and misunderstood PICOT question: A critical step in the EBP process.Gallagher Ford, L., & Melnyk, B. M. (2019). The Underappreciated and Misunderstood PICOT Question: A Critical Step in the EBP Process. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 16(6), 422–423. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12408
- The value of nursing research.Ives Erickson, J., & Pappas, S. (2020). The Value of Nursing Research. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(5), 243–244. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000876
- Research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement simplified.Kawar, L. N., Aquino-Maneja, E. M., Failla, K. R., Flores, S. L., & Squier, V. R. (2023). Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Simplified. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 54(1), 40. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20221207-09
- How phenomenology can help us learn from the experiences of othersNeubauer, B. E., Witkop, C. T., & Varpio, L. (2019). How phenomenology can help us learn from the experiences of others. Perspectives on Medical Education, 8(2), 90–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-019-0509-2
- Evidence-Based Research Series-Paper 1: What Evidence-Based Research is and why is it important? JournalRobinson, K. A., Brunnhuber, K., Ciliska, D., Juhl, C. B., Christensen, R., & Lund, H. (2021). Evidence-Based Research Series-Paper 1: What Evidence-Based Research is and why is it important? Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 129, 151–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.07.020
- Phenomenology as a healthcare research method.Rodriguez, A. & Smith, J. (2018). Phenomenology as a healthcare research method. Evidence-Based Nursing 21(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2018-102990
- PICO: What it is and what it is not.Schiavenato, M., & Chu, F. (2021). PICO: What it is and what it is not. Nurse Education in Practice, 56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103194
Module 4:
- Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to know.Jifmi Jose Manjali, & Tejpal Gupta. (2020). Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to know. Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 3(3), 545–551. https://doi.org/10.4103/CRST.CRST_211_20
- How to evaluate a study. The Center For Organizational Research and Education.The Center for Accountability in Science. (2023). How to evaluate a study. The Center For Organizational Research and Education. https://accountablescience.com/issues/evaluating-research/how-to-evaluate-a-study/
Module 5:
- Focusing on the Fundamentals: Reading Qualitative Research with a Critical EyeAstroth, K. S., & Chung, S. Y. (2018, July 1). Focusing on the Fundamentals: Reading Qualitative Research with a Critical Eye. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 45(4), 381.
- Ethical considerations in research: Types & examples.Bhandari, P. (2021). Ethical considerations in research: Types & examples. Scribber. https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/research-ethics/
Module 6:
- Focusing on the Fundamentals: Reading Qualitative Research with a Critical EyeAstroth, K. S., & Chung, S. Y. (2018, July 1). Focusing on the Fundamentals: Reading Qualitative Research with a Critical Eye. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 45(4), 381.
Module 7:
- Introduction to systematic review and meta-analysis.EunJin Ahn, & Hyun Kang. (2018). Introduction to systematic review and meta-analysis. Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 71(2), 103–112. https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2018.71.2.103
- What are systematic reviews.Cochrane. (2022). What are systematic reviews. https://www.cochrane.org/news/video-what-are-systematic-reviews
- A simple guide for completing an integraive review using an example article.Kutcher, A. M. & LeBaron, V. T. (2022). A simple guide for completing an integraive review using an example article. Journal of Professional Nursing, 40, 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.02.004
- Metasynthesis: An original method to synthesize qualitative literature in psychiatry.Jonathan Lachal, Anne Revah-Levy, Massimiliano Orri, & Marie Rose Moro. (2017). Metasynthesis: An Original Method to Synthesize Qualitative Literature in Psychiatry. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00269
- PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: Updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews.Page, M. J., Moher, D., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Hróbjartsson, A., Lalu, M. M., Li, T., Loder, E. W., Mayo-Wilson, E., McDonald, S., McGuinness, L. A., … McKenzie, J. E. (2021). PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: Updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 372, n160. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n160
- Systematic reviews. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library. (2020). Systematic reviews. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/library/researchguides/systematicreviews.html
- Systematic review: Definition, example & guideTurney, S. (2022). Systematic review: Definition, example & guide. Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/systematic-review/
Module 8:
- Using evidence-based practice to move beyond doing things the way we have always done them.Hain, D. J., & Kear, T. M. (2015). Using Evidence-Based Practice to Move Beyond Doing Things the Way We Have Always Done Them. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 42(1), 11–21.