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Division of Nursing - Practice & Research

Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Research
Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Research

Evidence-based nursing practice is an important element of quality care at St. Alexius Medical Center. Nurses at all levels, (from the staff nurse at the bedside to nursing leadership), incorporate evidence-based decision making to optimize outcomes for patients, improve clinical practice, achieve cost-effective nursing care and ensure accountability in decision making.

St. Alexius Medical Center nurses utilize the following model to implement evidence into nursing practice. Please visit the Evidence-Based Practice Weblinks for evidence-based nursing resources and other nursing practice information.

Evidence-Based Practice Web Site Resources

Search Links
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Centers
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Guideline Clearinghouse
The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence-Based Nursing and Midwivery
SAMC Health Links Website

Educational Links
Online Journal Club for Nurses
University of Iowa Evidence-Based Practice Web-based Course
The Evidence Based Medicine Tool Kit
Centers for Health Evidence Update.cochrane.co.uk
Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

National U.S./Federal Agencies
Healthcare Accreditation Supersite
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
National Patient Safety Foundation
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Occupational and Health Administration
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

Specialty Organizations
American Pain Society
Oncology Nursing Society
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Association for Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing
Therapeutics Initiative: Evidence-Based Drug Therapy
ASPAN - Perianesthesia Care
ENA - Emergency Nurses Association
AORN - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

Evidence-Based Practice Initiatives
Monash University, Center for Clinical Effectiveness
National Electronic Library for Health
Toolkit
Open Clinical
The National Institute for Clinical Evidence

Literature/Library Resources
Evidence-based Medicine Reviews
HyperStat On-line Textbook
The National Library of Medicine PubMed
Netting the Evidence

Patient Safety
National Center for Patient Safety 2004 Falls Toolkit
Research Dissemination Core Evidence Based Practice Protocols

Miscellaneous
Healthcare Accreditation Supersite
Evidence-Based Nursing Journal

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