Knowledge for Health Care Practice

Download or read book Knowledge for Health Care Practice written by Sarah Jo Brown and published by Saunders. This book was released on 1999 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new handbook guides readers, step by step, through the process of applying research evidence to clinical decision-making and patient care. It explores how to locate, understand, and critically appraise research evidence and evaluate its clinical significance, applicability, and scientific credibility.Useful to all health care practitioners, this new resource demonstrates when and how to integrate research evidence into daily practice and how to evaluate the effect of research-based practice in patient outcomes. Pathway maps, algorithms, and flow charts facilitate decision-making.