Evidence-based practice in healthcare: Is it on shaky ground?“Federal panel recommends against prostate cancer screening.” This news headline may have given some nurses a sense of déjà vu, and not for the…
Evidence-based interventions for the prevention of bleeding in patients with cancerLearn how you can help prevent bleeding in patients with cancer.
Tracheostomy care: An evidence-based guideTo promote positive outcomes in patients with trach tubes, nurses need to stay up-to-date on best practices and develop and maintain the necessary skills.
Evidence-based interventions for sleep-wake disturbancesEditor’s note: One of a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society
Calculating and interpreting the odds ratioResearchers use the odds ratio to analyze which of two groups of individuals is more likely to have an adverse outcome. Find out how…
Evidence-based practice: The forum approachAt one hospital, nurses use a monthly evidence-based practice (EBP) forum to help integrate EBP into the workplace culture.
Give patients more than lip service: Manage oral mucositis with evidence-based interventionsThe most widely recognized side effects of cancer treatment are hair loss and nausea, but 40% of patients also experience oral mucositis (Beck, 2004),…
How to conduct an evidence-based practice investigationHow to conduct an evidence-based practice investigation The authors describe how they conducted a clinical inquiry into their own practice on cardiac monitoring lead…
Health at every sizeAlthough the importance of evidence-based practice cannot be denied, traditional weight loss programs (TWLPs) have continued to be used despite decades of data discrediting…
Kangaroo care: Making the leap to an evidence-based practiceThe authors explain how they used an evidence-based practice model to establish a new nursing practice – kangaroo care for healthy newborns.
Evidence-based practice in healthcare: Is it on shaky ground?“Federal panel recommends against prostate cancer screening.” This news headline may have given some nurses a sense of déjà vu, and not…
Evidence-based interventions for the prevention of bleeding in patients with cancerLearn how you can help prevent bleeding in patients with cancer.
Tracheostomy care: An evidence-based guideTo promote positive outcomes in patients with trach tubes, nurses need to stay up-to-date on best practices and develop and maintain the…
Evidence-based interventions for sleep-wake disturbancesEditor’s note: One of a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society
Calculating and interpreting the odds ratioResearchers use the odds ratio to analyze which of two groups of individuals is more likely to have an adverse outcome. Find…
Evidence-based practice: The forum approachAt one hospital, nurses use a monthly evidence-based practice (EBP) forum to help integrate EBP into the workplace culture.
Give patients more than lip service: Manage oral mucositis with evidence-based interventionsThe most widely recognized side effects of cancer treatment are hair loss and nausea, but 40% of patients also experience oral mucositis…
How to conduct an evidence-based practice investigationHow to conduct an evidence-based practice investigation The authors describe how they conducted a clinical inquiry into their own practice on cardiac…
Health at every sizeAlthough the importance of evidence-based practice cannot be denied, traditional weight loss programs (TWLPs) have continued to be used despite decades of…
Kangaroo care: Making the leap to an evidence-based practiceThe authors explain how they used an evidence-based practice model to establish a new nursing practice – kangaroo care for healthy newborns.
Calculating and interpreting the odds ratioBy: KevinD.Frick,PhD;ReneeA.Milligan,PhD,RNC;andLindaC.Pugh,PhD,RNC,CNE,FAAN
Give patients more than lip service: Manage oral mucositis with evidence-based interventionsBy: Keightley Amen
How to conduct an evidence-based practice investigationBy: Susan B. Fowler, PhD, RN, CNRN, and Bonnie S. Forshner, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC