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Thursday, 20 July 2006
This presentation is part of : Initiatives to Create an Evidence-Based Nursing Environment
Ascertaining Levels of Readiness for Evidence-Based Practice
Linda M. Thiel, DNSc, RN1, Gay Landstrom, MS, RN2, Carol Opalek, MSN, RN3, and Sandra A. Picard, BSN, RN3. (1) McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, (2) Patient Care Services, Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI, USA, (3) Nursing and Medicine, Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI, USA
Learning Objective #1: describe a framework to assess readiness to evidence-based practice in a community based hospital setting.
Learning Objective #2: describe a methodology for conducting a readiness for evidence-based practice assessment.
This presentation will describe an initiative between a University school of nursing and a community hospital with two campuses.  The initiative was established with the intent to introduce evidence-based practice (EBP) into the 280 bed hospital setting.  Phase 1 of the project, designed to assess the hospital’s readiness to EBP will be the focus of this presentation.  An environmental readiness model (RNAO) was used to guide development of an assessment tool/survey.  The comprehensive survey identifies “readiness” in key areas such as infrastructure, workplace culture, leadership support for EBP, communication, and nurses knowledge of EBP. The survey is adaptable for use in various healthcare settings.  Results of the survey will be presented. 

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