Links to Useful Research Based Practice Sites
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Website |
Description |
| National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.ninr.nih.gov/. |
Supports basic and clinical research across the life span through the National Institutes of Health |
| Southern Nursing Research Society http://www.snrs.org/. |
Promotes education in research and EBP; provides small grants for studies; focuses on enhancing utilization of research in Southern states |
| Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library http://www.nursinglibrary.org/portal/main.aspx. |
Complimentary Registry of Nursing database of more than 28,000 abstracts and conference abstracts |
| Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing http://www.nursingsociety.org/. |
International organization that promotes education and funding for research and evidence-based practice |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence—based Practice Centers http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epc/ |
Includes history of the centers and their evidence—based practice reports |
| Centre for Evidence—Based Medicine http://www.cebm.net/ |
Oxford Centre for Evidence—Based Medicine. Great educational information and tools. |
| Critical appraisal and using the literature http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/units/critapp/ |
Tutorial with working examples |
| University of Minnesota Evidence Based Nursing http://evidence.ahc.umn.edu/ebn.htm |
On line education site for evidence based practice |
| The Joanna Briggs Institute http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/home.php |
The Joanna Briggs Collaboration is an international group of Collaborating Centres coordinated by The Joanna Briggs Institute. These collaborative groups develop, promote and support an evidence-based approach to health care. |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.ngc.gov/ |
United States central portal for evidence—based clinical practice guidelines. Offers personal digital assistant downloads and weekly updates via e—mail |
| What is critical appraisal? http://www.evidence-based-medicine.co.uk/ebmfiles/WhatisCriticalAppraisal.pdf |
Nice review of critical appraisal steps |
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Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) database |
Searches over 75 sites on the web for evidence-based content, including on-line journals |
| Bandolier http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier. |
Free and available. One of the original databases for evidenced-based medicine. |
| Links to Nursing Workforce Research (Courtesy of the Florida Center for Nursing) |
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| American Hospital Association http://www.aha.org/aha/research-and-trends/index.html |
AHA is the trade association for U.S. hospitals. They survey hospitals regularly regarding their workforce needs and trends. |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/ |
BLS is the national entity tasked with collecting data on employment, unemployment, and salary trends. Information on RN, LPN, and CNA employment, salary and occupational outlook can be accessed at national and state levels. |
| Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation – Labor Market Statistics http://www.labormarketinfo.com/index.htm |
Labor Market Statistics’ mission is to produce, analyze, and deliver timely and reliable labor statistics to improve economic decision-making. |
| Florida Center for Nursing http://www.flcenterfornursing.org/ |
FCN is Florida’s state agency dedicated to research on nurse supply and demand. |
| Florida Hospital Association http://www.fha.org/allproducts.html |
FHA represents Florida hospitals and publishes hospital workforce reports regularly. |
| Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers http://nursingworkforcecenters.org/ |
The Forum provides links to nursing workforce centers around the country, where users can access state-specific data on nursing workforce needs and trends. |
| Health Resources and Services Administration – Bureau of Health Professions – National Center for Health Workforce Analysis http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/ |
HRSA and its divisions conduct the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses every four years. Projections of workforce shortages are available at national and state levels. |
| Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics http://www.iconsdata.org/ |
ICONS promotes the generation and utilization of data, information, and research about nurses, nursing education, and the nursing workforce. |