Shaping the facts of evidence based nursing and health care / Pam Smith ... [et al.].

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface -- Contributors -- Glossary -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. 'Gathering dust on library shelves or supporting practice?' - the fate of research reports in nursing: examining the literature on evidence-based practice -- 3. Philosophy, science and experimentation -- 4. Emotions, evidence and practice: the struggle for effectiveness -- 5. The role of the randomised controlled trial in informing healthcare practice -- 6. Randomised controlled trials: illustrative case studies -- 7. Gathering evidence: the new production of knowledge -- 8. Ethics and evidence -- 9. Lay perspectives and stories - whose health is it anyway? -- 10. Learning and teaching for evidence-based and reflective practice -- 11. Evidence-based policy making -- 12. End note -- Appendix -- Index.