| Monday, November 5, 2007: 10:30 AM-11:45 AM | |||
| R.E.S.U.L.T.S. of a Clinician-Led Evidence-Based Initiative Relating to Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention | |||
| Learning Objective #1: Describe the processes and outcomes of the clinican led project. | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Identify key strategies that led to R.E.S.U.L.T.S achieved. | |||
| Integration of empirical findings within clinical practice continues to be a daunting challenge for nurse leadership, educators, and bedside clinicians. Currently, Nursing clinical practice remains primarily based upon untested traditional practice. Management must involve clinicians in order to facilitate shared accountability for integrating current evidence. However, clinicians require administrative support to facilitate change. Addressing the five stages of diffusion-innovation theory and understanding the organizational culture that influences change is critical for a sustained integration of evidence-based practice in everyday nursing practice. A clinician-led multi-disciplinary task force was assembled with the goal of improving quality patient outcomes with risk assessment, and prevention of nosocomial pressure ulcers, through the incorporation of evidence based clinical practice guidelines, along with clinician expertise, and patient/family involvement. Multiple barriers to the integration of research evidence to clinical practice were identified and addressed. The project implemented was multi-faceted and included the integration of evidence based interventional strategies relating to risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers with clinical practice. One key factor for the project success was clinician involvement, commitment and accountability for the outcomes. Evidence-based nursing practice is essential for achieving quality cost effective, patient outcomes, practicing safely and should be a cornerstone for clinician practice. The purpose of this presentation is to describe the collaborative experience of a clinician-led multi-disciplinary team with the integration of evidence based practice. The presentation will also clarify strategies that facilitated the R.E.S.U.L.T.S. | |||
| Symposium Organizer: | Judith Ann Young, MSN, CCRN | ||
| Symposium Presenters: | Amira Kehoe, RN, BSN, MBA, CWCN Mary Ernsting, RN, BSN, BSE | ||
| 415 | R.E.S.U.L.T.S. of a Clinician Led Evidence Based Initiative Relating to Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention Amira Kehoe, RN, BSN, MBA, CWCN | ||
| 416 | The Collaborative Experience of a Clinician Led Multidisciplinary Team with an Evidence Based Initiative relating to Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention Mary Ernsting, RN, BSN, BSE | ||
| 417 | The Leadership Role with the Clinician-Led Evidence-Based Initiative relating to Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention Judith Ann Young, MSN, CCRN | ||