Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter One
INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE
Emergence of Evidence-Based Practice 5
Defining Evidence-Based Practice 6
Evidence-Based Practice Is Not Restricted to Clinical Decisions 11
Developing an Evidence-Based Practice Process Outlook 11
Critical Thinking 12
Evidence-Based Practice as a Client-Centered, Compassionate Means,
Not an End unto Itself 13
Evidence-Based Practice and Professional Ethics 15
Easier Said than Done 15
Key Chapter Concepts 16
Review Exercises 17
Additional Readings 18
You've started reading a book about research so you must have some free
time. But aren't there other things you could do right now that are less
onerous than reading about research? You could dust your office. You
could make that overdue visit to your dentist. Or maybe listen to a Barry
Manilow CD. Okay, okay, not Barry Manilow! But read about research?
What compelled you to do that?
Actually, that's a rhetorical question because I think I know the answer,
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