Monday, December 8, 2008

Two recommended books on evidence-based nursing

These two books are recommended by people from CANMEDLIB listserve.

Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses
A 3-volume set book. It isn't a textbook, but it is a handbook that covers 6 sections: Patient safety and quality, Evidence-based practice, Patient-centered care, Working conditions and environment, Critical opportunities for improvement, Tools for improvement. This book is available free at:
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/nurseshdbk.pdf

Evidence Based Nursing

A really good book on evidence based nursing. Editors: Alba DiCenso, Gordon Guyatt, and Donna Ciliska. Published in 2005.

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