Dang D., Dearholt S.L., Bissett K., Ascenzi J., Whalen M. Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals: Model and Guidelines

Sigma Theta Tau International, 2021. — 386 p.Awarded third place in the 2021 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Professional Development!
The goal of EBP in healthcare is to promote improved interventions, care, and patient outcomes.
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals has proven to be one of the most foundational books on EBP in nursing and healthcare. Building on the strength of previous versions, the fourth edition is fully revised to include updated content based on more than a decade of the model’s use, refinement in real-life settings, and feedback from nurses and other healthcare professionals around the world.
Key features of the book include:
NEW strategies for dissemination, including guidance on submitting manuscripts for publicationEXPANDED focus on the importance of interprofessional collaboration and teamwork, particularly when addressing the complex care issues often tackled by EBP teamsEXPANDED synthesis and translation steps, including an expanded list of outcome measures to determine the success of an EBP projectTools to guide the EBP process, such as stakeholder analysis, action planning, and disseminationExplanation of the practice question, evidence, and translation (PET) approach to EBP projectsOverview of the patient, intervention, comparison, and outcome (PICO) approach to EBP question developmentCreation of a supportive infrastructure for building an EBP nursing environmentExemplars detailing real-world EBP experiencesEvidence-Based Practice Background
Evidence-Based Practice: Context, Concerns, and Challenges
Creating a Supportive EBP Environment
The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines
The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (JHEBP) Model for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) Process Overview
Practice Question, Evidence, Translation (PET)
The Practice Question Phase
Searching for Evidence
Evidence Section
Evidence Appraisal: Research
Evidence Appraisal: Nonresearch
Translation
Dissemination
Exemplars
Exemplars
Using the JHEBP Tools
Lessons From Practice: Using the JHEBP Tools
Appendices
PET Process Guide
Question Development Tool
Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Tool
Hierarchy of Evidence Guide
Research Evidence Appraisal Tool
Nonresearch Evidence Appraisal Tool
Individual Evidence Summary Tool
Synthesis and Recommendations Tool
Translation and Action Planning Tool
Publication Guide