Understanding nursing research using research in evidence based practice understanding nursing research using research in evidence based practice carol leslie macnee authors carol leslie macnee susan mccabe rn edition illustrated publisher lippincott williams wilkins 2008 isbn 0781775582 9780781775588 length 431 pages subjects. Focusing on connecting understanding of nursing research with evidence based practice this text teaches students how to read critique and utilize research reports the text explains each step of the research process and is organized around student centered questions that may be encountered while using research these questions include how the conclusions were reached which patients the conclusions apply to how the study was done and why it was done that way. Nursing research is a systematic inquiry aimed at developing trustworthy evidence to create rationale for evidence based practice ebp ebp is using the best evidence to make patient care decisions and underpins nursing practice polit and beck 2018 in order to deliver high quality care in an ever changing society nurses are required to evolve and develop their care in line with ebp ellis 2016 the nursing and midwifery council nmc 2018 p6 states nurses should . Get this from a library understanding nursing research using research in evidence based practice cherie r rebar carol l macnee this textbook explicitly links understanding of nursing research with evidence based practice and focuses on how to read critique and utilize research reports organized around questions students . Evidence based practice goes beyond nursing research in considering other sources of documentation that may improve nursing care research published by other disciplines is included eg medical research and social research as well as nonresearch data that may contribute to practice eg financial data and clinical experts this is prudent at a time when the complexity of health problems is increasing and the discovery of new data is more rapid than ever before