EVIDENCE BASED NURSING PRACTICE

EBP PROCESS

BARRIERS TO EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF EBP STRATEGIES .

MISPERCEPTIONS OR NEGATIVE VIEWS . LACK OF BELIEF THAT EBP WILL RESULT IN MORE POSITIVE OUTCOMES THAN TRADITIONAL CARE.

VOLUMINOUS AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS.

LACK OF TIME AND RESOURCES . OVERWHELMING PATIENT LOADS. ORGANIZATIONAL CONSTRAINTS.

DEMANDS FROM PATIENTS FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF TREATMENT. PEER PRESSURE TO CONTINUE WITH TRADITIONAL PRACTICES. INADEQUATE CONTENT AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS REGARDING EBP IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

THREE CATEGORIES OF BARRIERS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THIS REVIEW, INCLUDING

KNOWLEDGE

AWARENESS.

AND LACK OF

ATTITUDES. BEHAVIORS

FACILITATORS OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ADMINISTRATION. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RESEARCHER SHOULD BE INCREASED.

NURSE MANAGERS SHOULD INFORM AND SUPPORT CLINICAL NURSES ABOUT RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES.
NURSES SHOULD BE INFORMED ABOUT SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS AND CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS WITH IN SERVICE TRAINING .

TIME TO CRITICALLY APPRAISE STUDIES AND IMPLEMENT THEIR FINDINGS

CLEARLY WRITTEN RESEARCH REPORTS.

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY FOR CHANGE THAT INCLUDES STRONG SUPPORT AND INTEREST AT ALL LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP.

IMPLEMENTATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE

CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTH CARE TEAM(E.G., A SHARED VISION AND MISSION) GUIDELINE CHARACTERISTICS (E.G., IMPORTANCE OF THE GUIDELINE TO CLINICIANS, CREDIBILITY OF THE GUIDELINE)

WHY IS EBP IMPORTANT TO NURSING PRACTICE?

IT RESULTS IN BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES.

IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE SCIENCE OF NURSING. IT KEEPS PRACTICE CURRENT AND RELEVANT.

IT INCREASES CONFIDENCE IN DECISION - MAKING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE CURRENT AND INCLUDE THE LATEST RESEARCH, THUS SUPPORTING JCAHO-READINESS.
ESSENTIAL FOR HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE.

IMPORTANCE OF EVIDENCEBASED PRACTICE IN NURSING RESEARCH

EBP

HELPS NURSES PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE BASED ON RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE.

INTEGRATING CLINICAL EXPERTISE, PATIENT VALUES, AND THE BEST RESEARCH EVIDENCE INTO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

HELPS TO MAKE CLINICAL DECISIONS WHICH ENHANCES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OPTIMAL CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF CARE.

 EBP

HELPS TO KEEP THE KNOWLEDGE UP TO DATE.

EBP

INCORPORATES BEST RESEARCH DATA AND BEST CLINICAL JUDGMENT.

ROLE OF NURSE IN SUPPORTING EBP

THE

IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP OF NURSE MANAGER SUPPORT TO POSITIVE WORK, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS, AND STAFF SATISFACTION.

 ALLOCATING

RESOURCES AND ESTABLISHING THE INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT . OF SUPPORT

PERCEPTION