Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice
Why should we, as healthcare providers, use evidence-based practice? Evidence-
based practice:
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Leads to highest quality care and patient outcomes
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Reduces health care costs
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Reduces geographic variations in the delivery of care
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Increases healthcare provider empowerment and role
satisfaction
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Reduces healthcare provider turnover rate
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Increases reimbursement from 3rd party payers
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Reduces complications and payment denials
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Meets the expectation of an informed public
Use the following articles and CE to help you implement evidence-based practice in
your clinical practice. We've organized the content by topic so you can easily find the evidence you need.
General Nursing Care
Cardiovascular Care
Pulmonary Care
Neurologic Care
Musculoskeletal Care
Gastrointestinal Care
Maternal/Child Care
Women's Health
Geriatric Care
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
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General Nursing Care
Original Research: The Application of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices for Thromboprophylaxis
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
April 2013
Original Research: Evaluation of a Hand Hygiene Campaign in Outpatient Health Care Clinics
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
March 2013
Research Rounds: An evidence-based project to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections
Nursing2013 Critical Care
March 2013
PATIENT SAFETY: Maintaining urinary catheters: What does the evidence say?
Nursing2013
February 2013
Evidence-based nursing: Can a preflight checklist make hospital discharge safer?
Nursing Management
January 2013
Integration of Evidence-Based Knowledge Management in Microsystems: A Tele-ICU
Experience
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
December 2012
Research
Rounds: To aspirate or not: An integrative review of the evidence
Nursing2012 Critical Care
September 2012
RESEARCH
CORNER: Shhh! Conducting a Quiet Zone pilot study for medication safety
Nursing2012
September 2012
New
Paradigm in Nutrition Support: Using Evidence to Drive Practice
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
September 2012
Beyond the
Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection Bundle: The Value of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Continuing
Evidence-Based Practice Changes
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice
August 2012
Evidence-Based
Guidelines for Blood Transfusion
Journal of Infusion Nursing
May/June 2012
Knowledge, Attitudes, Experiences, and Confidence of Nurses in Completing Advance Directives:
A Systematic Synthesis of Three Studies
The Journal of Nursing Research
June 2012
A
Systematic Review of Analyses of the Concept of Quality of Life in Nursing: Exploring How Form of Analysis Affects
Understanding
Advances in Nursing Science
April/June 2012
Original Research: The Effects
of Active Warming on Patient Temperature and Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
May 2012
Assessing
Guidelines for the Discontinuation of Prehospital Peripheral Intravenous Catheters
Journal of Trauma Nursing
March 2012
Bed bathing among
adult patients in a private oncology ward within an acute care hospital: A best practice implementation
project
PACEsetterS
March 2012
Hand hygiene
compliance sustenance program among registered and enrolled nurses in a hematology-oncology
unit
PACEsetterS
March 2012
Implementation of best practice in fall
prevention in an adult acute medical ward
PACEsetterS
March 2012
RESEARCH CORNER:
To aspirate or not: An integrative review of the evidence
Nursing2012
March 2012
Use of Ultrasound
Guidance for Peripheral Intravenous Placement in Difficult-to-Access Patients: Advancing Practice With
Evidence
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
March 2012
Evidence-Based
Nursing: Safe patient handling: Is your facility ready for a culture change?
Nursing Management
November 2011
Preoperative Fasting:
Will the Evidence Ever Be Put into Practice?
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
October 2011
Creation of a
Multi-Interventional Fall-Prevention Program Using Evidence-Based Practice to Identify High-Risk Units and Tailor
Interventions
Orthopaedic Nursing
July/August 2011
Original Research:
'How Should I Touch You?': A Qualitative Study of Attitudes on Intimate Touch in Nursing
Care
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
March 2011
Using Research to
Determine Support for a Policy on Family Presence During Resuscitation
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
September/October 2009
Top
Cardiovascular Care
Original Research: Telephone Follow-Up for Patients After Myocardial Revascularization: A Systematic Review
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
May 2013
Cochrane Nursing Care Corner: Reduced or Modified Dietary Fat for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
June 2013
Evidenced-Based Pharmacotherapy for Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
June 2013
Cochrane Nursing Care Corner : Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Drugs for Prevention of Restenosis/Reocclusion After Peripheral Endovascular Treatment
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice
June 2013
Polycythemia Vera: An Evidence-Based Examination From a Nursing Perspective
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
June 2013
Parenteral Inotropic Therapy in the Home: An Update for Home Care and Hospice
Home Healthcare Nurse
April 2013
The Role of Ascorbic Acid Supplementation in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Review of Current Evidence and Recommendations for Future Research
Topics in Clinical Nutrition
March 2013
Understanding Critically Ill Patients Hemodynamic Response to Mobilization: Using the Evidence to Make It Safe and
Feasible
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
March 2013
Heart Failure Care Management Programs: A Review of Study Interventions and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
February 2013
Blood
management: Best-practice transfusion strategies
Nursing2013
January 2013
Venous
Ulcers—An Evidence-Based Update
Plastic Surgical Nursing
December 2012
Summaries of Nursing Care–Related Systematic Reviews From the Cochrane Library:
Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin Versus Aspirin Alone for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
October 2012
TRANSITIONS: CPR in older adults: What's the evidence?
Nursing2012
May 2012
Evaluation
of an Evidence-Based Practice Implementation: Prophylactic Amiodarone Following Coronary Artery
Revascularization
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
May/June 2012
A Systematic Review of the Predictive Value of a Coronary Computed Tomography
Angiography as Compared With Coronary Calcium Scoring in Alternative Noninvasive Technique in Detecting Coronary Artery
Disease and Evaluating Acute Coronary Syndrome in an Acute Care Setting
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
March/April 2012
Patient Education
Strategies for Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients: A Systematic Review
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
March 2012
Aspirin for
Primary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction: WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation &
Prevention
January/February 2012
Critical
Analysis, Critical Care: What's the Evidence?
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
January 2012
A Systematic
Review of Sleep Patterns and Factors That Disturb Sleep After Heart Surgery
The Journal of Nursing Research
December 2011
Cochrane Nursing
Care Corner: Summaries of Nursing Care-Related Systematic Reviews From the Cochrane Library: Mechanical Versus Manual
Chest Compression for Cardiac Arrest
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
November/December 2011
Original Research:
Deactivation of ICDs at the End of Life: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practices and Provider and Patient
Attitudes
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
October 2011
Evidence-Based Nursing:
The Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Management of Heart Failure Patients in the Outpatient
Setting
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
March/April 2010
Improving Self-
management and Reducing Hospital Readmission in Heart Failure Patients
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing
Practice
August 2009
The latest on preventing venous
thromboembolism
Nursing2009 Critical Care
March 2009
Top
Pulmonary Care
Cochrane Corner: Diagnosing Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Children and Adolescents with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
May 2013
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Through Oral Care, Product Selection, and Application Method: A Literature Review
AACN Advanced Critical Care
March 2013
Cochrane Nursing Care Corner: Steam Inhalation or Humidified Oxygen for Acute Bronchiolitis in Children Up to 3 Years of Age
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice
February 2013
Student Research: A Mere Toothbrush or a Brilliant Lifesaver?
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
February 2013
Barriers and Enablers to Physical Activity Participation in Patients With COPD: A Systematic Review
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation & Prevention
December 2012
An Evidence-Based Oral Care Protocol to Decrease Ventilator-Associated
Pneumonia
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
October 2012
Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Through Aspiration of Subglottic Secretions: A
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
March/April 2012
An Evidence-Based Approach to
COPD: Part 1
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
March 2012
Evaluation of
Emergency Department Evidence-Based Practices to Prevent the Incidence of Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
March 2012
Top
Neurologic Care
The Perioperative Experience of Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
February 2013
Cochrane Corner: Does Physiotherapy Improve the Functional Ability of Patients with Parkinson's Disease?
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
February 2013
Perioperative Medication Withholding in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Electronic Health Records
Review
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
January 2013
Alzheimer disease: What new evidence shows
Nursing Management
November 2012
A
Review: Nursing of Intensive Care Unit Delirium
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
December 2012
Prediction of
Driving Capacity After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
August 2012
Effects of a Standard Versus
Comprehensive Oral Care Protocol Among Intubated Neuroscience ICU Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled
Trial
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
June 2012
Peripheral Neuropathy:
Evidence-based treatment of a complex disorder
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
May 2012
Support for
Traumatic Brain Injury Patients' Family Members in Neurosurgical Nursing: A Systematic Review
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
December 2011
The Effects of
Exercise-Based Rehabilitation on Balance and Gait for Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
December 2011
Top
Musculoskeletal Care
Long-term Outcomes After Blunt Injury to the Boney Thorax: An Integrative Literature Review
Journal of Trauma Nursing
March 2013
Best Practices in Orthopaedic Inpatient
Care
Orthopaedic Nursing
July/August 2012
Improving Follow-up
After Fragility Fractures: An Evidence-based Initiative
Orthopaedic Nursing
May/June 2011
Evidence-Based Practice: Caring for a
Patient Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Orthopaedic Nursing
January/February 2011
Better Pain Management after total joint
replacement surgery: a quality improvement approach
Orthopaedic Nursing
February 2010
Top
Gastrointestinal Care
Adherence and Completion in Hepatitis C Management: A Systematic Review
Gastroenterology Nursing
February 2013
Disgust and Behavioral Avoidance in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Treatment: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda
Cancer Nursing
April 2013
Vitamin D and Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Current Evidence and Implications for Clinical Practice
Topics in Clinical Nutrition
March 2013
Evidence About the Prevention and Management of Constipation
Implications for Comfort: Part 1
Home Healthcare Nurse
October 2012
EVIDENCE FOR
EXCELLENCE: Acute Infectious Diarrhea
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
August 2012
COCHRANE CORNER:
Treatment for Barrett's Esophagus
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
May 2012
Bedside Assessment of Enteral Tube Placement: Aligning Practice with Evidence
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
February 2012
Evidence-Based
Practice Strategy: Increasing Timely Nutrition in Mechanically Ventilated Trauma Surgical Patients
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
November/December 2011
Management of
Nausea, Vomiting, and Diarrhea During Critical Illness
AACN Advanced Critical Care
July/September 2011
Managing Dysphagia Through Diet
Modifications
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
November 2010
Top
Maternal/Child Care
Siblings of Children with Down Syndrome: An Integrative Review
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
April 2013
Treatment of Intraventricular Hemorrhages in Premature Infants: Where Is the Evidence?
Advances in Neonatal Care
April 2013
PROFILES: Nurse Develops Successful Evidence-Based Parenting Program
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
March 2013
The Combined Use of Sucrose and Nonnutritive Sucking for Procedural Pain in Both Term and Preterm Neonates: An Integrative Review of the Literature
Advances in Neonatal Care
February 2013
Pediatric Brain Death: Updated Guidelines
AACN Advanced Critical Care
March 2013
A
Systematic Review of Screening Questionnaires for Childhood Lead Poisoning
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice
February 2013
Comforting Touch in the Very Preterm Hospitalized Infant: An Integrative Review
Advances in Neonatal Care
December 2012
Evidence-Based Practice Briefs: Is Lasix After a Blood Transfusion Necessary?
Advances in Neonatal Care
December 2012
Relaxation During Pregnancy: What Are the Benefits for Mother, Fetus, and the Newborn? A Systematic Review of the
Literature
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
December 2012
Evidence-Based Practice Beliefs: Promoting and Protecting Infant Sleep
Advances in Neonatal Care
October 2012
Impact of the Design of Neonatal Intensive Care Units on
Neonates, Staff, and Families: A Systematic Literature Review
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
July/September 2012
Discussing Vaccination With Concerned Patients: An Evidence-Based Resource for Healthcare
Providers
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
September 2012
Reducing
Recurrent Preterm Births: Best Evidence for Transitioning to Predictive and Preventative
Strategies
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
September 2012
Transfusion-Associated Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Evidence and
Uncertainty
Advances in Neonatal Care
August 2012
Postpartum Health Promotion Interventions: A Systematic Review
Nursing Research
August 2012
Evidence-Based Practice Beliefs: Positioning After Feedings: What Is the Evidence to Reduce
Feeding Intolerances?
Advances in Neonatal Care
June 2012
Expert Opinion--Neonatal: Is Evidence-Based Practice Routine in the Golden Hour?
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
June 2012
Modest Protective Effects of Breast-
feeding on Obesity: Is the Evidence Truly Supportive?
Nutrition Today
January/February 2012
The Evidence Behind Developmental Screening Instruments
Infants & Young Children
March 2012
Beginning at the Bottom: Evidence-Based Care of Diaper Dermatitis
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child
Nursing
January/February 2012
Oral Sucrose to
Decrease Pain Associated With Arterial Puncture in Infants 30 to 36 Weeks' Gestation: A Randomized Clinical
Trial
Advances in
Neonatal Care
December 2011
Evidence-Based
Practice Beliefs: What Do We Aim For? Oxygen Saturation Targets in Extremely Preterm Infants
Advances in
Neonatal Care
December 2011
Supporting Oral
Feeding in Fragile Infants: An Evidence-Based Method for Quality Bottle-Feedings of Preterm, Ill, and Fragile
Infants
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal
Nursing
October/December 2011
Evidence-Based Practice Beliefs: Facilitating Pain Management
Advances in Neonatal Care
August 2011
New NANN Practice
Guideline: The Management of Hypotension in the Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant
Advances in Neonatal Care
August 2011
Systematic Review
of the Literature: Parental Outcomes After Diagnosis of Fetal Anomaly
Advances in Neonatal Care
June 2011
Overcoming
Challenges for Nurse-Led Research in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
April/June 2011
Family-Centered
Developmental Care Practices and Research: What Will the Next Century Bring?
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
April/June 2011
Asthma in pregnancy: Reading between the
lines
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
April 2010
Top
Women's Health
Implementing an Evidence-Based Risk Assessment Tool to Predict Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia in Women With Breast Cancer
Cancer Nursing
June 2013
Original Research: Being Young, Female, and BRCA
Positive
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
October 2012
Ovarian Cancer: Listen
for the Disease that Whispers
Nursing2011
November 2010
Estrogen and Stroke: A review of the
current literature
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
February 2009
Top
Geriatric Care
Advanced Dementia Care:
Demystifying Behaviors, Addressing Pain, and Maximizing Comfort
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
March/April 2011
Managing sleep disorders in the
elderly
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
May 2010
Top
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Predictive Power of the Braden Scale for Pressure Sore Risk in Adult Critical Care Patients: A Comprehensive Review
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing
November/December 2012
Retrospective Review of the Reduction of Oral Pressure Ulcers in Mechanically Ventilated
Patients: A Change in Practice
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
September 2012
Evidence-based
nursing: Zero HAPUs: Reaching for the moon
Nursing Management
March 2012
Beds: Practical Pressure Management
for Surfaces/Mattresses
Advances in Skin & Wound Care
July 2011
Use of an
Intervention Bundle to Eliminate Pressure Ulcers in Critical Care
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
July/September 2011
Top
Other
Cochrane Nursing Care Corner: Nicotine Vaccines for Smoking Cessation
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice
April 2013
Is Self-Administration of Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Therapy Safe in a Home Care Setting?
Home Healthcare Nurse
March 2013
Diabetes: Follow-up support for patients with uncontrolled diabetes
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
April 2013
Practice Points: Diabetic Etiology Clinical Pathways Integrated with Evidence-Based Decisions: Part 2
Advances in Skin & Wound Care: The Journal for Prevention and Healing
March 2013
Improving Care of Patients With Insulin Pumps During Hospitalization: Translating the Evidence
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
December 2012
Cochrane
Review Summary for Cancer Nursing: Interventions to Enhance Return to Work for Cancer Patients
Cancer Nursing
February 2013
Insights: Evidence-Based Cancer Nursing: Cancer Nursing and the Cochrane Collaboration
Cancer Nursing
February 2013
Cancer
Cachexia Care: The Contribution of Qualitative Research to Evidence-Based Practice
Cancer Nursing
December 2012
Protecting Refrigerated Vaccines with Water Bottles: An Evidence-Based Strategy
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
November 2012
Progress
in Prevention: New Evidence and Policy Support Primary Care–Based Weight Loss Interventions
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
October 2012
Self-
Management of Lymphedema: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2004 to 2011
Nursing Research
August 2012
Original Research: An Inpatient Program for Adolescents
with Anorexia Experienced as a Metaphoric Prison
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
August 2012
Evidence for Interventional
Procedures as an Adjunct Therapy in the Treatment of Shingles Pain
Advances in Skin & Wound Care
June2012
COCHRANE CORNER:
Does Treatment of Periodontal Disease Improve Glycemic Control in Diabetes?
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
June 2012
Original Research: The Effects of Active Warming on Patient Temperature and Pain After Total
Knee Arthroplasty
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
May 2012
Evidence-based
treatments for smoking cessation
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
April 2012
Original
Research: Interactions of People with Disabilities and Nursing Staff During Hospitalization
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
April 2012
Return to Work:
Insight Into Evidence-Based Return to Work Guidelines
Professional Case Management
March/April 2012
Pharmacologic Management During
Therapeutic Hypothermia
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
October/December 2011
Original Research:
Documentation of Screening for Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence in Male Veterans with
PTSD
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
November 2011
Negative Pressure
Wound Therapy for recurrent pilonidal disease: a review of the literature
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence
August 2011
Improving Sepsis
Outcomes for Acutely Ill Adults Using Interdisciplinary Order Sets
Clinical Nurse Specialist
July/August 2011
Atopic Eczema and Evidence-Based
Care
Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association
May/June 2011
Using Palliative Care Assessment Tools
to Influence and Enhance Clinical Practice
Home Healthcare Nurse
March 2011
Performance Improvement in Practice:
Managing Urinary Incontinence in home health patients with the use of an evidence-based practice
guideline
Home Healthcare Nurse
November/December 2010
Diagnosing Diabetes with A1C:
Implications and considerations for measurement and surrogate markers
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
October 2010
Massage Therapy for Stress Management:
Implications for Nursing Practice
Orthopaedic Nursing
July/August 2010
Alcohol Withdrawal
Syndrome
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
January/March 2010
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