SESSION
Thursday, 20 July 2006: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Initiatives to Create an Evidence-Based Nursing Environment
 Assessing Evidence-Based Practice Among Staff Nurses in Rural Community Hospitals
Helen K. Burns, PhD, RN, Susan M. Foley, PhD, RN
 Ascertaining Levels of Readiness for Evidence-Based Practice
Linda M. Thiel, DNSc, RN, Gay Landstrom, MS, RN, Carol Opalek, MSN, RN, Sandra A. Picard, BSN, RN
 A “User-Friendly” Framework for Implementing EBP in a Community Hospital Setting
Gay Landstrom, MS, RN, Linda M. Thiel, DNSc, RN, Sandra A. Picard, BSN, RN, Carol Opalek, MSN, RN
 ARCC: A System-Wide Implementation Model to Advance EBP
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/NPP, FAAN, Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN