Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 335-344 , November 2005

Transforming Health Care from the Inside Out: Advancing Evidence-Based Practice in the 21st Century

  • Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Director, Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice, Arizona State University College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ
    • Associate Professor, Clinical Nursing, Arizona State University College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ
  • ,
  • Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/NPP, FAAN, FNAP

      Affiliations

    • Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing, Arizona State University College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ
    • Associate Editor, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, Tempe, AZ
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Fineout-Overholt: Director, Center for the Advancement of EBP, Arizona State University College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ 85287.
  • ,
  • Alyce Schultz, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Clinical Nursing, Arizona State University College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ
    • Associate Director, Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice, Arizona State University College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ

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PII: S8755-7223(05)00145-6

doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.10.005

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 335-344 , November 2005