Alba DiCenso

TL;DR: The current article will present the four types of triangulation followed by a discussion of the use of focus groups and in-depth individual interviews as an example of data source triangulations in qualitative inquiry.

TL;DR: Primary prevention strategies evaluated to date do not delay the initiation of sexual intercourse, improve use of birth control among young men and women, or reduce the number of pregnancies in young women.

TL;DR: Six issues influencing the introduction of advanced practice nursing (APN) roles are discussed: confusion about APN terminology, failure to define clearly the roles and goals, role emphasis on physician replacement/support, underutilization of all APN role domains, failures to address environmental factors that undermine the roles, and limited use of evidence-based approaches to guide their development, implementation and evaluation.

TL;DR: The participatory, evidence-based, patient-focused process for guiding the development, implementation, and evaluation of advanced practice nursing (PEPPA) framework is an adaptation of two existing frameworks and is designed to overcome role implementation barriers through knowledge and understanding of APN roles and environments.

TL;DR: This editorial addresses the following criticisms which this journal has encountered in person and in print: (1) evidence-based practice isn't new: it's what the authors have been doing for years, (2)Evidence-based nursing leads to “cookbook” nursing and a disregard for individualised patient care and, (3) there is an over-emphasis on randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in evidence- based health care.