The Internet: A Road to Evidence-Based Practice

Author Additions to Chapter 10

Free (open access) Online Scholarly Information (books and journals)
Readability Level, Checking in a Document

Websites That Expand on Chapter 10's Knowledge

Critical Thinking
Evaluating Web Information
Evidence-Based Practice
- Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice
Finding Reliable Health Information
Health Literacy
Information Literacy
Information Literacy Competency
Invisible Web (Chapter 14)

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking. A thorough discussion of the topic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking

Critical Thinking Exercise: Applying Critical Thinking Guidelines.
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~mdlee/Teaching/critical1.html

Eight Critical Thinking Guidelines in Chapter 1: What is Psychology. http://cla.calpoly.edu/~cslem/Invit/1/Chp1c.html

Evaluating Web Information

Evaluating Health Information on the Internet. Although this document is from the American Cancer Society, there is information on how to evaluate ALL Web health information. Good for sharing with clients.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Information/internet

Checklist that allows users to evaluate a Website using scoring.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/mlaguide/free/webeval.pdf

MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing. Lists criteria, but adds a discussion about each point.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthywebsurfing.html

Overall things to consider when evaluation a Website.
http://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/evaluating-web-resources/

Evidence-Based Practice

Editorial in Critical Care Nurse. 2006;26: 11-12 summarizing the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) online, electronic survey of active RNs in the United States about their use of evidence-based practice.
http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/6/11

Here you can download booklets that address nursing concerns in many areas including patient safety and evidence-based practice.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/

Evidence Report Topics from Evidence-based Practice Centers. The findings of meta analysis of many medical conditions that have been evaluated by the 12 Evidence-based Practice Centers.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/epcquick.htm

Techniques for Locating Evidence-Based Practice Resources. Although medically aimed, is equally applicable to nursing. Includes a definition of EBP, the terminology, and a description of the types of evidence. The links to some articles don't work for those outside the University of Washington, but other links do and are excellent.
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/howto/ebp/

Using IT to Support Evidence-Based Nursing Practice at the Point of Care. Excellent presentation by Judy Murphy with some concrete examples. 70 pages.
http://www.himss.org/content/files/HIMSSNIAudioconference_Murphy062707.pdf

Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Fineout-Overholt, Ellen, Stillwell, Susan B. Williamson, Kathleen M. Evidence-Based Practice: Step by Step: Igniting a Spirit of Inquiry. AJN, American Journal of Nursing: November 2009 - Volume 109 - Issue 11 - pp 49-52.
http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2009/11000/Evidence_Based_Practice__Step_by_Step__Igniting_a.28.aspx
Evidence-Based Practice: Step by Step: The Seven Steps of Evidence-Based Practice, Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek; Fineout-Overholt, Ellen; Stillwell, Susan B.; Williamson, Kathleen M. AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 110(1):51-53, January 2010. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000366056.06605.d2
http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2010/01000/Evidence_Based_Practice__Step_by_Step__The_Seven.30.aspx

Stillwell, S. B., Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., & Williamson, K. M. (2010). Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice [Electronic Version http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2010/03000/Evidence_Based_Practice,_Step_by_Step__Asking_the.28.aspx]. American Journal of Nursing, 110(3), 58-61.

Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice

Haynes, B. & Haines, A. (1998). Barriers and bridges to evidence based clinical practice, BMJ 1998;317:273.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1113594/

Melnyk, B. M. Strategies for overcoming barriers in implementing evidence-based practice. Life and Health Library,
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FSZ/is_2_28/ai_n18613572/

Jennifer, K. (2011). How to Overcome Barriers in Evidence-Based Practice. A short list of suggestions. Read the Melnyk article first.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7792861_overcome-barriers-evidencebased-practice.html

Finding Reliable Health Information

How to Find Reliable Health Information on the Internet. From the patient advocate foundation. Some helpful information, useful with clients.
http://www.patientadvocate.org/resources.php?p=168

Patient 101: How to Find Reliable Health Information. Download a 14 page guide.
http://www.centura.org/body.cfm?id=397

Finding Health Information on the Web. This site has information about finding information as well as guides to sources beyond the usual search engines.
http://www.healthysf.org/searching.html

Healthfinder. A US government site that allows you to search vetted sites for health information. Good for consumers.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Merck Manual. Search for a condition.
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_home.jsp

How much is enough (2011)? A column with links to many great resources including free tutorials.

Health Literacy

A comprehensive took kit for combating difficulties with health literacy from the AHRQ.
http://nchealthliteracy.org/toolkit/

Health Literacy information from the NLM. Topics examined include skills, background, and economic impact of low literacy.
http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/hlthlit.html

National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy.
http://www.health.gov/communication/HLActionPlan/

Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. Information about the effects of lack of health literacy.
http://www.chcs.org/usr_doc/Health_Literacy_Fact_Sheets.pdf

Health literacy assessment tools from the School of Nursing, Columbia University.
http://www.nursing.columbia.edu/ebp/HealthLitRes/assessTool.html

Information Literacy

Information Literacy: An Overview of Design, Process and Outcomes: The Building Blocks of Research. An overview of skills, strategies for achieving and expected outcomes plus hints for curriculum design for imparting knowledge of information literacy.
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/1over/infolit1.html

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. From the Association of College and Research Libraries.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm

Information Literacy Competency Standards

Humes, B. (1999). Understanding Information Literacy. A paper that addresses many aspects of information literacy including why we should be concerned about it, and implications for teaching, learning, the workplace, and society.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/UnderLit/index.html

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/standards.pdf

Websites from the Text in Chapter 10

The definition of asthma from Medline Plus website at http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=asthma

The Pfizer Clear Health Communication Initiative provides a website at http://www.pfizerhealthliteracy.com/

An online solution to test readability is the Online Utility tool available at http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp.

The website How to write easy-to-read health
materials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/etr.html

Recognized privacy standard “Health on the Net” http://www.hon.ch/

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm

Joint Commission http://www.jointcommission.org/

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) http://www.nih.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/

Resources to help consumer navigate to health information can be found at resources can be found at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealthinformation.html

BioMed Central at http://www.biomedcentral.com/browse/journals/

The MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) at http://jolt.merlot.org/

CDC Wonder http://wonder.cdc.gov/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/

Online Journal for Issues in Nursing (OJIN) at http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/JournalTopics

Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI) at http://www.ojni.org/current.html

BMC Nursing, at http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcnurs/

Free medical journals http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/

ADVANCE for Nurses http://nursing.advanceweb.com/

ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners http://nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/

ALLnurses http://allnurses.com

ANA website http://nursingworld.org

Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) honor society for nursing http://www.nursingsociety.org/

Medscape http://www.medscape.com/

FindArticles http://findarticles.com/

Find Resources section of the STTI website http://www.nursinglibrary.org/portal/main.aspx?PageID=4013 (No longer available at this URL)Instead use http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/pages/resources.html

Evidence-Based Practice Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309072808

History Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10681

Terminology EBP (Interactive Tutorial) http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/learn/ebp/

Center for Evidence-Based Medicine http://www.cebm.utoronto.ca/

NOAH http://www.noah-health.org/en/ebm/

Evidence-Based Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International (must enter the term evidence-based in the search box http://www.nursingsociety.org/default.aspx

Definition Academic Center for Evidence-Based Nursing
http://www.acestar.uthscsa.edu/

Challenges Evidence-Based Nursing http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/ebn/splash.htm

Other Resources Joanna Briggs Institute: Evidence-based nursing http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/eb_nursing.php (No longer available at this URL), instead use http://www.ebnp.org/jbi.html

Evidence-Based Care Competencies Health professions education: A bridge to quality
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10681

Clinical Practice Guidelines AHRQ Clinical Practice Guidelines Online http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cpgsix.htm

CDC: The Community Guide http://www.thecommunityguide.org/

Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (Registered Nurses of Ontario)
http://www.rnao.org/Page.asp?PageID=861&SiteNodeID=133

Canadian Medical Association: INFOBASE http://mdm.ca/cpgsnew/cpgs/index.asp

Joanna Briggs Institute: Best Practice Information Sheets.
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/Access%20Evidence/Best%20Practice%20Information%20Sheets

Research Evidence-based nursing http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/ebn/splash.htm

What is critical appraisal?
http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/painres/download/whatis/What_is_critical_appraisal.pdf

How to evaluate Nursing research: Show me the evidence (blog). Tips on getting published. http://evidencebasednursing.blogspot.com/

Online Databases The Cochrane Collaboration (abstracts) http://www.cochrane.org/index.htm

Handheld Computer National Institute of Nursing Research: Video/Audio/Podcasts
http://www.ninr.nih.gov/NewsAndInformation/PodCastMultimedia/

Evidence-Based Care Resources Center for Evidence-Based Medicine http://www.cebm.utoronto.ca/

Websites from the Reference List in Chapter 10

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2005). Position paper: Nursing education’s agenda for the 21st century. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/positions/nrsgedag.htm (No longer available at this URL)

Association of Colleges and Research Libraries. (2000). Information literacy competency standards for higher education. Retrieved May 18, 2010, from http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/standards.pdf (No longer available at this URL)

Breivik, P. S. (1991). Information literacy. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 79(2), 226–229. Retrieved from http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=225527&blobtype=pdf

Fox, S. (2007, October 8). E-patients with a disability or chronic disease. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2007/Epatients-With-a-Disability-or-Chronic-Disease.aspx

Fox, S. (2008). The engaged e-patient population. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/The-Engaged-Epatient-Population.aspx

Fox, S., & Purcell, K. (2010). Chronic disease and the Internet. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Chronic-Disease.aspx

Joint Commission. (2007). “What did the doctor say?:” Improving health literacy to protect patient safety. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from
http://www.jointcommission.org/What_Did_the_Doctor_Say/

Kutner, M., Greenberg, E., Jin, Y., & Paulsen, C. (2006, September). The health literacy of America’s adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy. Retrieved May 18, 2010, from http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006483.pdf

National League for Nursing. (2008). Position statement: Preparing the next generation of nurses to practice in a technology- rich environment: An informatics agenda. Retrieved May 18, 2010, from http://www.nln.org/aboutnln/PositionStatements/informatics_052808.pdf

National Network of Libraries of Medicine. (2010). Health literacy. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/hlthlit.html

Nielsen-Bohlman, L., & Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Committee on Health Literacy. (2004). Health literacy: A prescription to end confusion (pp. xix, 345 p.). Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10883&page=1

Pfizer. (2008). What is clear health communication? Retrieved May 18, 2010, from http://www.pfizerhealthliteracy.org/

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. (2010). Project Overview | QSEN – Quality & Safety Education for Nurses. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from http://www.qsen.org/overview.php

Sigma Theta Tau International. (2005, July 7). Evidence-based nursing position statement. Retrieved May 18, 2010, from http://www.nursingsociety.org/aboutus/PositionPapers/Pages/EBN_positionpaper.aspx
Stevens, K. R. (2005, June 23). ACE: Learn about EBP: ACE star model. Retrieved May 18, 2010, from http://www.acestar.uthscsa.edu/acestar-model.asp

Technology Guiding Education Reform. (2007). The TIGER initiative: Evidence and informatics transforming nursing: 3-year action steps toward a 10-year vision. Retrieved May 17, 2010, from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/pdf/TIGER.pdf (No longer available at this URL)instead use http://tigersummit.com/Downloads.html and scroll down a little.

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