This subject pathfinder identifies some of the major concepts, resources, and search strategies involved in teaching evidence-based practice or evidence-based medicine to nursing faculty, nursing students, and nurses working in clinical settings.
Finding Reference Works for Evidence-Based PracticeGreenhalgh, Trisha. How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence Based Medicine, 2nd ed. BJM Books, 2001. (Science Reference R118.6 .G77 2001)
Jordan, Theresa J. Understanding Medical Information: A User's Guide to Informatics and Decision-making. McGraw-Hill, 2002. (Science Reference R858 .J67 2002)
Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, and Ellen Fineout-Overholt. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005. (Science Reference RT42 .M44 2005)
Straus, Sharon E., et al. Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, 3rd ed. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005. (Science Reference R723.7 .E954 2005)
Finding Medical Texts for Evidence-Based PracticeHarrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed. (Science Reference RC46 .H333 2005) Find up-to-date information in online medical textbooks like this one.
Do the following broad Keyword Search in IUCAT, Indiana University's online library catalog, to find books to check out or access online: (practice guidelines or clinical medicine or diseases or nursing) and (textbook$ or handbook$)
Searching Databases for Evidence-Based Practice
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Call Number: Reference Z6675.N7 C8 |
Coverage: 1981 to present |
Brief Description: Provides monthly updated indexing of more than 2,900 journals in the fields of nursing and allied health and publications from the American Nurses' Association and the National League of Nursing, covering 1981 to present. |
Other IPFW Formats: IPFW library owns the printed index 1956-1997. |
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Finding Internet Sites for Evidence-Based PracticeFederal Government AgenciesAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality This health-services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) complements the biomedical-research mission of its sister agency, the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality > Evidence-Based Practice Centers (EPCs) The EPCs develop evidence reports and technology assessments based on rigorous, comprehensive syntheses and analyses of the scientific literature.
National Guideline Clearinghouse This organization offers a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and documents.
National Guideline Clearinghouse > NGC Browse Options Use the Browse feature to find guidelines linked to a particular term from the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) classification.
Academic CentersCentre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Institute of Health Sciences, Oxford University) A comprehensive site covering all aspects of EBM, including learning and teaching EBM and determining levels of evidence. The site also includes a glossary of terms common to EBM.
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Tutorial (University of Rochester Medical Center, Edward G. Miner Library) An online tutorial for designing a clinical question and searching the literature for evidence.
Evidence-Based Medicine (Duke University Medical Center Library) A site to teach faculty, staff, and students about teaching and understanding the concepts behind evidence-based medicine. Topics include searching, appraising literature, and Internet sites. The site has tutorials embedded within it.
Evidence-Based Medicine > Study Design (Duke University Medical Center Library) A very helpful page describing different study designs and terminology used when searching for evidence-based practice literature.
Searching Ovid Medline Using EBM Strategies (IUPUI Ruth Lilly Medical Library) Selective and comprehensive EBM search strategies for use in Medline (Ovid).
Users' Guides for Evidence-Based Practice (Centre for Health Evidence, University of Alberta) Many high-quality links explaining different primary and integrative study types.
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