Nursing
Literature Review vs. Research Paper vs. Annotated Bibliography
A literature review:
- Shares experts' various thoughts, ideas and viewpoints about a topic within your field
- Summarizes arguments from various sources pointing out strengths and weaknesses of their arguments
- Sources may contradict each other
A research paper:
- Presents a single thought, idea or argument about a topic
- Explains or argues an idea using research that supports a single conclusion
- Sources used generally support each other
An annotated bibliography:
- Lists citations to books, articles, and documents with each citation followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph. See Purdue OWL for further information.
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare
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Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement
Call Number: RT81.5.L545Publication Date: 2019Equip yourself to expertly conduct EBP or quality improvement projects. Written by renowned EBP experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler, Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement provides a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning and conducting EBP and quality improvement projects This brand-new, full-color, richly illustrated textbook begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information. The book's content and approach have been developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key Points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context. NEW! Written by renowned EBP experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler to provide a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning and conducting EBP and QI projects. NEW! A straightforward, practical approach begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information. NEW! Developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key Points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context.
The Steps of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
What is Evidence-based practice?
EBP is the integration of clinical expertise, patient values and the best research evidence into the decision making process for patient care. The practice of EBP is usually triggered by patient encounter which generate questions about the effects of therapy, the utility of diagnostic tests, the prognosis of diseases, and/or etiology of disorders.
The 5 Steps of the EBP Process: (commonly known as the 5 A's)
- Assess - Starting with a patient or problem, a clinical problem or question arises from the care of the patient
- Ask - Construct a well-built clinical question based on the case
- Acquire - Conduct a thorough search using the appropriate resources
- Appraise - evaluate the information for its validity, reliability and applicability
- Apply - integrate the evidence with clinical expertise, patient preference and apply it to practice
Evidence Based Practice
This is an evidence base pyramid. It is often used as a reference to illustrate evidence based literature. Before starting a literature search, use this illustration as a reference on where to begin. Beginning at the top will give you the highest quality of literature.
Filter information is information that has been filtered to include studies that are of the highest quality. These resources have been evaluated for their quality and are recommended for practice As you ascend the pyramid you will see that amount of studies begin to decrease, but the quality of the studies increase. These studies include:
- Critically-appraised individual articles
- Critically-appraised topics
- Systematic Reviews
Unfiltered information is made up of primary or original research studies. This tier has information that covers a much broader range of clinical issues, however you may not find studies that are of the highest quality. These studies include:
- Case Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Randomized Control Trials (RCT)
| Type of Question | Type of Study |
|---|---|
| Therapy/Treatment | Double-blind, randomized control trial (RCT), systematic reviews, meta analysis |
| Diagnosis | Controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta analysis |
| Prognosis | Cohort studies, case control, case series |
| Harm/Etiology | Cohort Studies, case control, case series |
| Prevention | RCT, cohort studies |
| Quality Improvement | RCT |