Houser (Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis U.) and Oman (nursing, U. of Colorado) provide a guide for healthcare organizations to the design and implementation of evidence-based practice systems. In 14 chapters, healthcare practitioners from organizations in Colorado and Pennsylvania first overview the importance of evidence-based practice for organizations and clinicians, then introduce the Magnet standards and explain an approach to implementing evidence-based systems, with discussion of aspects like leadership, staff knowledge, structure, guiding principles, resources, defining and appraising evidence, designing studies, using technology, and dissemination. First person accounts are incorporated throughout, and the book ends with a case study. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)