Get evidence-based practice resources online.

Evidence-based nursing involves incorporating valid, relevant, research-based information into decision making. To use evidence and research in practice, nurses need to identify credible resources. The ONS Web site's research area is your gateway to essential information on evidence-based practice, research, and the ONS Putting Evidence Into Practice (PEP) resources.

Title                           URL

ONS Evidence-Based     http://onsopcontent.ons.org/ toolkits/evidence
Practice Resource
Area

ONS Outcomes           www.ons.org/outcomes/index.shtml
Resource Area

ONS PEP Resource       www.ons.org/outcomes/volume1
Volume I

ONS PEP Resource       www.ons.org/outcomes/volume2
Volume II

ONS PEP Resource       www.ons.org/outcomes/volume3
Volume III

ONS PEP Resource       www.ons.org/outcomes/volume4
Volume IV

                                Description

ONS Evidence-Based     Provides nurses with a guide to identify,
Practice Resource      critically appraise, and use evidence to
Area                   solve clinical problems; it also can assist
                       nurses, especially advanced practice nurses,
                       who are helping others develop evidence-based
                       practice protocols.

ONS Outcomes           Provides resources that will assist nurses in
Resource Area          achieving desired outcomes for people with
                       cancer, including outcome measures, resource
                       cards, and evidence tables; this Web page is the
                       gate-way to ONS PEP.

ONS PEP Resource       Volume I ONS PEP card topics are fatigue,
Volume I               nausea and vomiting, prevention of infection,
                       and sleep/wake disturbances.

ONS PEP Resource       Volume II ONS PEP card topics are caregiver
Volume II              strain and burden, constipation, depression,
                       dyspnea, mucositis, and peripheral neuropathy.

ONS PEP Resource       Volume III ONS PEP card topics are pain and
Volume III             prevention of bleeding.

ONS PEP Resource       Volume IV ONS PEP card topics are anorexia,
Volume IV              diarrhea, anxiety, and lymphedema.