books about: evidence-based     books:       Johns Hopkins Nursing - Evidence-Based Practice Model And Guidelines Robin P., Ph.D. Newhouse, Sandra L. Dearholt, ... Sigma Theta Tau International, 2007 Within a health-care environment of ever-increasing scrutiny and heightened expectations, nurses, physicians, public health scientists, and other health-care professionals must continually explore what works best in patient care based on the best evidence available. The goal of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing is to promote improved interventions, care, and patient outcomes. Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and ...             Evidence Based Medicine (3rd Edition)10 reviews Sharon E. Straus, W. Scott Richardson, ... Churchill Livingstone, 2005 The standard for teaching EBM As a physician-teacher of EBM to internal medicine residents, this is the best book I've run across for this purpose. We utilize the reader's guides, first published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal and later in JAMA, written by Guyatt, Sackett, and others, which are perfectly complemented by this volume. I recommend it to all of the residents and have purchased multiple copies for ...             Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapy Practice Dianne V. Jewell Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2007 Written specifically for physical therapists, this unique text is designed to facilitate evidence-based practice in both the classroom and in the clinic. It provides readers with the information and tools needed to appreciate the philosophy, history, and value of evidence-based practice; understand what constitutes evidence; search efficiently for applicable evidence in the literature; evaluate the findings in the literature; and integrate the ...             Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents5 reviews The Guilford Press, 2003 If you want a book like this one, this is the one to get This is a compendium of articles, by a host of different researchers, describing different aspects of "evidence-based" psychotherapies for children and adolescents. The first four chapters describe the concept of "evidence-based," its evolution, how research on psychotherapy with children must incorporate developmental factors, and the ethical aspects of doing research on psychotherapy. The basic ...             Evidence-Based Nursing: A Guide to Clinical Practice1 review Alba Dicenso, Gordon Guyatt, ... Mosby, 2004 Evidence Based Nursing Practice Provides a lot of great insight and knowledge to proper use of evidence in nursing practice.             Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit (Evidence-Based Medicine)(2nd Edition)2 reviews Carl Heneghan, Douglas Badenoch BMJ Books, 2006 Simple and Helpful EBM Book Those of us with training in internal medicine, epidemiology, and statistics have something in common: we don't get invited to a lot of parties! After all, we are fascinated by the very things that scare away most people: numbers, statistics, decision-making theory. And there's no question that some of the tools and concepts of EBM -- based as they are in arcania -- can be off-putting to ...             Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis: Text with BONUS PocketConsult Handheld Software1 review Steven McGee Saunders, 2007 This is a real gem of a book. I already own a number of physical assessment books so I was resisting buying this one until I went to my hospital library and picked the first edition off the shelf. Half hour later I decided to buy the second edition through Amazon. I wouldn't recommend it as a first level physical assessment book, but once you've learned general physical assessment skills this is a great book to own if ...             Evidence Based Coaching Handbook: Putting Best Practices to Work for Your Clients3 reviews Wiley, 2006 Academic Review Notwithstanding the marketeering/hype that the book presents "scientifically proven" information, this "evidence-based" approach is on-target. In one source text the academic community now has a clearly presented body of knowledge from which we can trace how theory and practice can be linked. We also have a first opportunity to offer graduate programs or other disciplines where coaching is ...             Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice2 reviews Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004 Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice This is an excellent resource for nurses in all clinical settings who are interested in providing evidence-based care... makes the research process user-friendly especially for first-timers.             Foundations of Evidence-Based Social Work Practice1 review Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Informative I found this book to be difficult to read in that it is basically a compilation of journal articles on the subject. It has some good information for someone who is new to the concept of evidence-based social work practice, but it wasn't that user friendly.             Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Putting the National Reading Panel Report into Practice Juan P. Camus, Ira International Reading Association, 2002 Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Putting The National Reading Panel Report Into Practice In 2000 the National Reading Panel (NRP) completed the most comprehensive review of existing reading research to be undertaken in U.S. education. The findings were presented in the Report of the National Reading Panel: An Evidence Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction. The panel ...             Evidence-Based Practice for the Helping Professions: A Practical Guide with Integrated Multimedia (with ...1 review Leonard E. Gibbs Wadsworth Publishing, 2002 Evidence based practicre Reading this book will save you hours of frustration conducting on-line literature seraches for university and professional writing. Improve your professional practice by knowing what works. Get the results you are looking for by following the recommendations. It works!             Evidence-Based Social Work Practice with Families: A Lifespan Approach Jacqueline Corcoran Springer Publishing Company, 2000 Empirically-informed practice is increasingly important as managed health care environments demand accountability in mental health and health care services. In this comprehensive text, Dr. Corcoran makes implementing evidence-based clinical practice easy. She reviews the most common problem areas social workers encounter. Each chapter assesses the family treatment outcome literature, addresses different theoretical orientations, summarizes the ...             The Evidence-Based Practice Manual for Nurses Jean V. Craig, Rosalind L. Smyth Churchill Livingstone, 2007 This book describes each individual step of evidence-based practice from forming a question through to putting findings into practice and developing an evaluative culture within the organisation. It deals with each component of the process in sufficient breadth that the novice will understand most of the principles and in enough depth for it to be an aide-memoire and provide guidance to the professional who has already had some training in ...             Evidence-Based Technical Analysis: Applying the Scientific Method and Statistical Inference to Trading Signals38 reviews David R Aronson Wiley, 2006 Accessible, relevant & thought provoking! I was conflicted in writing a review of this text - it provides information and method's that I would've preferred were not accessible to market participants... with the exception of myself, naturally. That said, the book deserves recognition as required reading for anyone actively engaged in searching for predictive "signals" using historical data. Professor Aronson provides foundation and ...             Evidence-Based Nursing Care Guidelines: Medical-Surgical Interventions (Evidence-Based Nursing Care ...1 review Betty J. Ackley, Gail B. Ladwig, ... Mosby, 2007 Excellent resource Very comprehensive and easy to use. I will be using it as a resource for providing evidence based care for patients in our hospital..once I get it back from my co-workers!!             Evidence-Based Reading Practices for Response to Intervention Paul H Brookes Pub Co, 2007 This book describes response to intervention (RTI), and specifically the three-tiered model of reading intervention. RTI, which is a method of identifying and providing services to students with reading disabilities who are learning to read. It is known to be the best alternative to the discrepancy or wait to fail model of identifying children with learning disabilities, in which children are not identified as having learning disabilities until ...             Evidence-Based Practices In Mental Health: Debate And Dialogue On The Fundamental Questions American Psychological Association (APA), 2005 Addresses fundamental questions in the debate on evidence-based practices (EBPs) such as What qualifies as evidence? What qualifies as research on which to judge effective practice? Are research patients and clinical trials representative of clinical practice? Are evidence-based treatments readily transportable to clinical practice? and others. Positions are argued with passion and intelligence. Each question-focused chapter ...             Evidence-Based Educational Methods (Educational Psychology)1 review Academic Press, 2004 I can't believe I actually finished it This book is hard to read, ridiculously overcomplicated, and even contradictory at times. There are several glaring mistakes in the editing. However, it does provide a somewhat biased, skewed to NCLB, view of "effective teaching methods" if you can interpret it. Not for the faint of heart. 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