Improve patient outcomes with this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide! Rely on the first text to provide comprehensive coverage of the three areas integral to evidence-based practice—clinical expertise, understanding patient values and circumstances, and analyzing evidence from the literature! This integration is the heart of the optimal practitioner-patient relationship and the path to the very best patient care. Step by step, the authors show you how to hone your clinical reasoning skills, develop your communication and interviewing skills, and learn the best ways to research, analyze, and apply your findings to practice.