The BC Cancer Library
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
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Table of contents:; Evidence-based practice : context, concerns, and challenges -- Critical thinking and evidence-based practice -- The Johns Hopkins Nursing evidence-based practice model and process overview -- The practice question -- Searching for evidence -- Evidence appraisal : research -- Evi…
Contents:; Chapter 1 Science and Nursing ? Why Should I Care? -- Chapter 2 The Rise of Empiricism -- Chapter 3 Modern Science and Nursing -- Chapter 4 Scientific Determinism, Causality and Care -- Chapter 5 Social Science: Scientific Realism, Alternative Frameworks and the Rise of Postmodern Though…
Table of contents:; Identifying triggering issues/opportunities -- State the question or purpose -- Is the topic a priority? -- Form a team -- Assemble, appraise, and synthesize body of evidence -- Is there sufficient evidence? -- Design and pilot the practice change -- Implementation -- Evaluation…
Contents:; Overview of cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Assessing pain in patients with cancer / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Using non-opioid medications for cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Opioid medications for cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Co-analgesics for additive pain relief in cancer patients / Yvonne D?…
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Contents:; Nursing : a new paradigm / Martin Alpert -- Nursing leadership in an era of collaboration / Amy V. Blue -- Leading change : perspectives from a university president / Carol A. Cartwright -- A call to leadership / Michael Collins -- Lessons learned from the nurse in charge / Arthur G. Cos…
Table of Contents:; Management processes -- Theories of management and leadership -- Knowing self -- Diagnosing others -- Leader behavior -- Diagnosing the task -- The vroom, yetton, and jago managerial decision-making model -- Management in action -- Communication -- Power -- Confident communicati…
Contents:; The intersection of teams, partnerships, and leadership in nursing and health care -- Elements of effective nursing and health care teams and partnerships -- Getting started : building a strong team -- Team strategies for success in nursing and health care environments -- Working as a te…
