The fourth edition of this award-winning text - written specifically for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) and students devoted to scholarly investigation - describes essential ways to implement Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and quality improvement skills into practical application 

I. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE1. Overview of Evidence-Based Practice2. Searching for Evidence3. Research and the Mandate for Evidence-Based PracticeQuality, and Patient Safety4. Continuous Quality Improvement5. Establishing and Sustaining an Evidence-Based Practice EnvironmentII. BUILDING BLOCKS FOR EVIDENCE6. Critical Appraisal of Evidence 7. Identifying a Focus of Practice Inquiry8. Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks9. Quantitative Designs for Practice Scholarship10. Qualitative Approaches for Practice Scholarship11. Sampling Methods12. Designing Questionnaires and Data Collection Forms13. Physiological and Psychological Data Collection MethodsIII. USING AVAILABLE EVIDENCE14. Literature Reviews15. Program Planning and Evaluation16. Implementing Evidence-Based PracticeIV. EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, ETHICAL ASPECTS OF A STUDY, AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS17. Cost as a Dimension of Evidence-Based Practice18. Evaluation of Outcomes19. Ethical Aspects of Practice Scholarship20. Communicating Practice Scholarship Through Oral Presentation21. Reporting Results Through Publications22. Exemplars of APRN-led Initiatives