Nursing education resources in research and evidence-based practice
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Advance nursing education through integrated research and evidence-based practice resources
Equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate evidence and apply research to practice for safe and effective patient care. Our comprehensive course solutions bring together leading texts and digital learning tools designed to make complex concepts approachable, relevant, and clinically meaningful.
Polit & Beck’s Essentials of Nursing Research,
11th Edition
Jane Flanagan, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, AHN-B, FNI, FNAP, FAAN
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
2026
Tailored to introduce nursing research to ADN or BSN students, the 11th Edition of Polit and Beck’s Essentials of Nursing Research simplifies research concepts and focuses on evidence-based practice with accessible language and streamlined statistical coverage. Led by nursing research expert Dr. Jane Flanagan, it equips students with practical tools to confidently appraise and apply research in clinical care.
Key features:
- UPDATED! Research coverage includes quality improvement (QI) projects, clinical significance, comparative effectiveness of research (CER), and systematic reviews.
- UPDATED! Research insights and examples of studies throughout each chapter reflect the latest best practices for research design.
- UPDATED! Research examples and critical thinking exercises, featuring full research articles in the appendix, are designed to sharpen critical thinking skills.
- Critical Appraisal Guidelines guide students through the process for evaluating research methodologies with practical examples.
- Streamlined statistical coverage focuses on essential concepts needed for undergrad success.
- Up-to-date alignment with AACN Essentials and NINR Strategic Plan ensures current standards.
- "Voice of the Researcher" video cases and interactive CoursePoint modules connect theory with real-world applications.
Polit & Beck’s Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 12th Edition
Jane Flanagan, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, AHN-B, FNI, FNAP, FAAN
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
2026
Approachable, up-to-date, and rich with practical tips and strategies, Polit & Beck’s Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 12th Edition, is the go-to text for teaching BSN or graduate nursing students students how to perform research and critically appraise research reports for use in practice.
Key features:
- UPDATED! New and revised content familiarizes students with current approaches to original research in the practice setting, collaboration between PhD prepared nurses and DNP prepared nurses, systematic reviews of research evidence, and more.
- UPDATED! Chapter objectives ensure compliance with current AACN Essentials and the 2022–2026 NINR Strategic Plan.
- UPDATED! Qualitative Data Analysis chapter boosts confidence in coding and categorizing data.
- Research examples in each chapter clarify key points and encourage critical thinking.
- Practical tips help students translate abstract notions of research methods into realistic strategies for conducting research.
- Critical appraisal guidelines highlight specific aspects of research reports for the most effective appraisals.
- Clear, user-friendly writing makes challenging ideas and terms approachable and digestible.
- A comprehensive index provides fast, efficient access to precise information.
- Bulleted summaries, detailed figures, and an extensive glossary reinforce essential content at a glance.
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare, 5th Edition
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN
2023
The go-to guide to evidence-based practice in nursing for more than a decade, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, 5th Edition, presents the latest perspectives on research-backed nursing practice in an engaging, user-friendly approach that has made this the bestselling resource of its kind.
AJN award-winning authors Bernadette Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt combine straightforward, conversational storytelling, inspiring quotes, and engaging case studies to make evidence-based practice accessible for students at any level of familiarity. With real-world examples and meaningful strategies in every chapter, this revised and reimagined 5th Edition gives students the confidence to meet today’s clinical challenges and ensure the most effective patient outcomes for years to come.
Key features:
- NEW! Reimagined coverage and a new chapter on applying implementation science to clinical practice settings familiarize students with the latest evidence and emerging implementation and evaluation tools.
- UPDATED! Content throughout empowers you to more effectively teach evidence-based practice principles in academic and clinical settings.
- UPDATED! Making EPB Real includes case studies that reinforce clinical application through real-world examples.
- Making Connections: An EBP Exemplar walks students through an unfolding case study to clarify the EBP process.
- EBP Terms to Learn hone students’ EBP vocabulary.
- Learning Objectives keep students focused on essential chapter content.
- Clinical Scenarios challenge students to seek out best evidence and determine a reasonable course of action for commonly encountered situations.
- EBP Fast Facts test students’ recall and comprehension of important concepts.
Lippincott® CoursePoint for Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice
Lippincott CoursePoint is the leading digital curriculum solution for nursing education. It combines trusted eBook content with videos and interactive learning resources — all supported by in-depth reporting that gives educators actionable insights to personalize learning.
Feature highlights:
- Interactive eBooks allow students to access the title anytime, take notes, and highlight text; with the read-aloud feature, learning is convenient.
- Stedman’s® Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing features more than 56,000 medical terms and thousands of images to illustrate key medical terms and concepts.
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Lippincott® Client Cases for Clinical Judgment
Encourage thoughtful practice in patient care. Build a clinical judgment mindset across the curriculum with cognitive practice in hundreds of realistic and complex patient scenarios. Lippincott offers Client Cases for Clinical Judgment in 17 areas in unfolding EHRs.
Lippincott® DocuCare
Lippincott® DocuCare gives students hands-on experience with realistic charting and workflows modeled after leading EHR systems. With 400 customizable patient records, robust clinical decision support, and clinically realistic simulation updates, all in a user-friendly course management platform. Students build clinical judgment along with charting and communication skills that today’s healthcare employers expect and patients need.
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vrClinicals for Nursing
Enhance clinical decision-making skills with virtual experiences that immerse students in realistic, multi-patient care scenarios. Allowing students to prepare in this safe setting enhances their confidence and readies them for the demands of practice.