Journal Article

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Duffy, M. E. (2005). The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A valuable resource for evidence-based practice. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 19(3), 117-120.

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Book

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Beyea, S. C., & Slattery, M. J. (2006). Evidence-based practice in nursing : A guide to successful implementation. Marblehead, Mass.: HCPro, Inc.

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Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (Eds.). (2005). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare : A guide to best practice. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Chapter in an Edited Book

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Slutsky, J. (2005). Using evidence-based practice guidelines: Tools for improving practice. In B. M. Melnyk, & E. Fineout-Overholt (Eds.), Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare : A guide to best practice (pp. 221-235). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Electronic Journal Article without DOI assigned

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Brancato, V. C. (2006). An innovative clinical practicum to teach evidence-based practice. Nurse Educator, 31(5), 195-199. Retrieved from Journals@OVID Full Text

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Electronic Journal Article with DOI assigned

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Mock, V., St Ours, C., Hall, S., Bositis, A., Tillery, M., Belcher, A., et al. (2007). Using a conceptual model in nursing research--mitigating fatigue in cancer patients. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 58(5), 503-512. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04293.x

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Electronic Journal Article from a database or journal aggregator

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Hart, M. (2006). Massachusetts: Expanding access to care: The health care access and affordability act. American Journal of Nursing, 106 (10), 38-39.  Retrieved from Journals@OVID fulltext.

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Electronic Book

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Kasper, D.L., Braunwald, E., Fauci, A.C., Hauser, S.L., Longo, D.L. Jameson, J.L., and Isselbacher, K.J. (Eds.). (2005). Harrison’s Online. Available from http://www.accessmedicine.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=4

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Air embolism. (2007). In Sommers, M.S. (Ed.), Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual, Retrieved from STAT!Ref database.

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Internet document

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Centers for Disease Control, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. (2005). Monitoring birth defects. Retrieved September 16, 2007, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/monitoring.htm

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(Centers for Disease Control, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 2005)

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Sawicki, G., & Dovey, M. (April 5, 2007). Evaluation and diagnosis of chronic childhood asthma (Version 15.2 ed.). Retrieved 10/21/2007 from UpToDate database.

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Electronic Report

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Passel, J. S. (2005). Estimates of the size and characteristics of the undocumented population. Washington, DC: A Pew Research Center Project. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/44.pdf

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Newspaper Article

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Vecsey, G. (2006, September 17). Mets fans may cry, but Yanks fans stay dry-eyed. The New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from ProQuest database.

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Congressional hearing

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Examining innovative approaches to covering the uninsured through employer-provided health benefits: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, 110^th Cong., 1 (2007). Available from http://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings.

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Testimony within a Congressional hearing

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Examining innovative approaches to covering the uninsured through employer-provided health benefits: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, 110^th Cong., 18 (2007) (testimony of Joan C. Alker).

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GAO (Government Accountability Office) report

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U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2007, September). Highlights of a forum: Health care 20 years from now—Taking steps today to meet tomorrow’s challenges (Publication No. GAO-07-1155SP). Retrieved from http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071155sp.pdf.

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CRS (Congressional Research Service) report

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Lyke, B. (2006). Health savings accounts :  Some current policy issues (CRS Report No. RS22437). Domestic Social Policy Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. Available from the University of North Texas Congressional Research Service Reports, http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs/permalink/meta-crs-9009.

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