LibGuides: Nursing Online Programs: Additional Resouces

EBP Step by Step

Melnyk et al. define the 7 steps of Evidence-Based Practice as

Step 0- Cultivate a spirit of inquiry
Step 1- Ask clinical questions in PICOT format
Step 2- Search for the best evidence
Step 3- Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4- Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences and values
Step 5- Evaluate the outcomes of the practice decisions or changes based on evidence.
Step 6- Disseminate EBP results

Melnyk, B. M., Fineout-Overholt, E., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2010). Evidence-based practice: Step by step: The seven steps of evidence-based practice. The American Journal of Nursing, 110(1), 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000366056.06605.d2

Recommended Books and Websites

Searching the Literature: The Basics
A guide from McMaster University with steps to search literature in the health sciences.
Searching Grey Literature
A guide from the University of Toronto to help with searching grey literature (literature not published through traditional ways)
Finding Evidence-based Information for Health Sciences Students
Open Access ebook. This series of information literacy modules will help post-secondary students in the health sciences (especially Nursing) find and use reliable information for class assignments. It covers the essential steps from developing a topic to searching databases to evaluating resources to writing an academic paper and citing sources in APA style.

How to Read a Paper by Trisha Greenhalgh
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781119484745
Publication Date: 2019-05-06
How to Read a Paper is a clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings.
Translation of Evidence into Nursing and Health Care by Kathleen M. White (Editor); Sharon Dudley-Brown (Editor); Mary F. Terhaar (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780826147363
Publication Date: 2019-11-28
This acclaimed book demonstrates the importance of an interprofessional approach to translating evidence into nursing and health care practice in both clinical and nonclinical environments.

DNP Books

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Project

Conducting the DNP Project

The DNP Professional

A nurse's step-by-step guide to publishing a dissertation or DNP project

The DNP Project Workbook

Fast Facts for DNP Role Development

A Guide to Disseminating Your DNP Project

Mental Health Nursing

Resources for mental health nursing.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5-TR by American Psychiatric Association
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780890425756
Publication Date: 2022-03-18
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers.

DSM Library This link opens in a new window
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, the Fifth Edition Text Revision, and other handbooks and guidebooks to support usage of the DSM-V

Films On Demand: Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Collection

Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Collection This link opens in a new window
Video collection to help nursing students excel in their studies, pass licensure exams, and prepare for long-term job success in an increasingly complex health care system.