Translation of Evidence into Nursing and Healthcare

2020 AJN Book-of-the-Year Award Winner for Nursing Research!Named a Doody's Core Title!Serving as both a text for DNP students and an applied resource for practicing health professionals, this acclaimed text is grounded in an interprofessional approach to translating evidence into nursing and healthcare practice in both clinical and nonclinical environments. The fourth edition delivers fresh and updated content to describe the work of translation from initial planning through achieving a successful outcome. The text presents new exemplars for the most salient DNP projects and discusses how to implement initiatives into practice. Additionally, it is updated to reflect revised AACN Essentials and other national standards.The fourth edition continues to describe theoretical underpinnings and practical strategies to lead translation efforts and meet DNP core requirements. It serves as both a scaffold for the DNP project and as a roadmap for DNPs as they begin to practice nursing at the highest level. Thirty new examples of successful translation projects demonstrate the process of working through a problem from meticulous investigation of the evidence through careful planning, execution, evaluation, and dissemination of the work.New to the Fourth Edition:Presents abundant new examples addressing the most common DNP projects, particularly for NPs and other APRNsProvides new content to support successful translation of evidenceDemonstrates in depth the process of working through a problem from start to finishUpdated to reflect revised AACN Essentials and other national standardsAddresses policy and how to implement initiatives into practiceDiscusses recent revisions to commonly used organizing frameworksExpands appraisal of evidence content to help faculty and students develop DNP projectsDescribes a fast-growing evidence base for safety and quality work with examplesKey Features:Describes the most important theories and strategies that meet DNP core requirementsPresents examples of published DNP projects which demonstrate how to integrate EBP into advanced practice in a variety of roles and settingsAddresses the use of evidence to improve nursing educationDiscusses how to reduce the divide between researchers and policymakersPresents thirty examples of successful translation projects