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Email Plan to rachel.l.walden@vanderbilt.edu
- VUSN Students – Library Consultation Worksheet please fill out completely before emailing
- VUMC - EBP/QI Projects worksheet to request assistance with a literature review
The Steps of EBP
Evidence-Based Practice Competencies
- The establishment of evidence-based practice competencies for practicing registered nurses and advanced practice nurses in real-world clinical settings: proficiencies to improve healthcare quality, reliability, patient outcomes, and costsMelnyk, B. M., Gallagher-Ford, L., Long, L. E., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2014). The establishment of evidence-based practice competencies for practicing registered nurses and advanced practice nurses in real-world clinical settings: proficiencies to improve healthcare quality, reliability, patient outcomes, and costs. Worldviews on evidence-based nursing, 11(1), 5–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12021
Articles
- The Underappreciated and Misunderstood PICOT Question: A Critical Step in the EBP ProcessGallagher 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
Crafting your PICO and your Search
- Using PICO to Search for EvidenceHow to create your PICO and then create a search to find evidence.
- EBL Resources & ServicesOverview of the Eskind Library and highlighting useful resources and services available to you.
- Creating your SearchHow to create you search in PubMed based off your PICO question.
Articles
- A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologiesGrant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health information and libraries journal, 26(2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x
- Evidence-based practice: critical appraisal of qualitative evidenceFineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2010). Evidence-based practice step by step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: part I. The American journal of nursing, 110(7), 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000383935.22721.9c
Evidence-based practice step by step: AJN EBP Series
- Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part IFineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2010). Evidence-based practice step by step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: part I. The American journal of nursing, 110(7), 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000383935.22721.9c
- Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part IIFineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2010). Evidence-based practice, step by step: critical appraisal of the evidence: part II: digging deeper--examining the "keeper" studies. The American journal of nursing, 110(9), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000388264.49427.f9
- Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part IIIFineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2010). Evidence-based practice, step by step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: part III. The American journal of nursing, 110(11), 43–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000390523.99066.b5
eBooks
Data for Nurses: Understanding and Using Data to Optimize Care Delivery in Hospitals and Health Systems by valuable resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals who require a basic understanding of key principles of data utilization in order to increase engagement in evidence-based practices, quality improvement, and mandatory reporting of key indices.
Integrating Evidence with Patient Preferences
- Patient Decision AidsPatient decision aids are tools that help people become involved in decision making by making explicit the decision that needs to be made, providing information about the options and outcomes, and by clarifying personal values. They are designed to complement, rather than replace, counseling from a health practitioner.
Mentoring EBP
7-part Leadership Series: EBP Mentoring Practices & Benefits
- Part 1: An Overview of Mentoring Practices and Mentoring BenefitsMentoring has been proposed as a solution for retention and succession planning in nursing; however, there is a lack of information about "how to" mentor based on evidence.
7-part Leadership Series: EBP Mentoring Practices & Benefits
- Part 1: An Overview of Mentoring Practices and Mentoring BenefitsMentoring has been proposed as a solution for retention and succession planning in nursing; however, there is a lack of information about "how to" mentor based on evidence.
Quick Guides
- PICOT Question Formulation (article) The Underappreciated and Misunderstood PICOT Question: A Critical Step in the EBP Process by Lynn Gallagher Ford & Bernadette Melnyk
- PICO & SearchingSlides and notes from presentation on using PICO to create a PubMed search
- Video: How to Find MESH Quick Video (3mins.) on using the MESH (medical subject headings) database
