FOR__ Respect writer Healthcare Administration

Topic one

Health Care administration

IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD

As you begin to apply for positions or look for advancement in the position you have, describe how you plan to obtain letters of recommendation and from whom you wish to get them.

Who is an appropriate person to ask for a letter of recommendation?

How should you request the letter of recommendation? Should you say thank you or send a thank you note to the person who provides a recommendation? Please try to address each question.

Topic two

This tutorial below is intended for any health care practitioner or student who needs a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Practice.

Upon completion of this self-paced tutorial, you will be able to:

• define Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• identify the parts of a well-built clinical question

• identify EBP searching strategies that could improve PubMed retrieval

• identify key issues that help determine the validity of the results of a study

The purpose of this exercise is to practice the steps in the EBP process. You are to read and participate in the following tutorial,including the case studies located in the "Test Your Knowledge" link in the left navigation column of the tutorial page.

http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Services/Tutorials/EBM/welcome.htm