Resources
Evidence Based Practice Resource Area (Oncology Nursing Society, U.S.)
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS at www.ons.org) has developed an excellent resource centre for oncology nurses at http://onsopcontent.ons.org/toolkits/evidence/.
The primary intent of the Evidence-Based Resource Area is to provide nurses with a guide to identify, critically appraise and use evidence to solve clinical problems. It can also assist nurses – especially advanced practice nurses – who are helping others in developing evidence-based practice protocols.
Any healthcare provider, administrator, educator, or student who wants to learn more about the Evidence-Based Practice process or who is involved with implementing such a process may find this resource area informative. The EBP process described at this site is applicable across a variety of healthcare settings.
The major sections are listed at the top of the pages
- Definitions provides a list of commonly used terms.
- The EBP Process section identifies steps involved in developing evidence-based practice, discusses each step in detail, and provides a list of EBP references.
- Topic Reviews provides a list of reference articles and examples of integrated reviews for common oncology clinical problems.
- The Toolkit has slide presentations, webcasts, and articles on evidence-based practice, as well as examples of evidence-based projects that oncology nurses have completed.
- Resources provides information on links to websites useful when conducting literature searches to find evidence on a particular topic or clinical problem.
Additionally, visit the Outcomes Resource Area to learn more about nursing-sensitive patient outcomes. The Outcomes Resource Area provides resources that will assist the nurse in achieving desired outcomes for people with cancer, including outcome measures, resource cards, and evidence tables (http://www.ons.org/outcomes/).
