Wednesday, July 21, 2004: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM | |||
Challenging the Status Quo: Impact of Evidence-Based Practice | |||
| Learning Objective #1: Discuss three significant challenges associated with the development of a culture of inquiry that you have either encountered at your institution or you anticipate will occur | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Discuss three organizational and/or clinical advantages and disadvantages of staff nurse involvement in implementing evidence-based practice | |||
| Creating a culture of inquiry within a hospital environment requires a committed nursing leader with a vision of professional practice, the buy in of administrative and clinical staff, and the financial resources required to implement the change. At our medical center these three factors were brought together in the creation of the Center for Nursing Research (CNR). Currently composed of three nurse scientists, the mission of the Center has been the promotion of science-based nursing practice through clinical research and the use of research to support clinical policies and procedures. The staff of CNR provide consultation and education for research proposal development as well as assistance with the submission of Human Subjects protocols, data management, data analysis, and both abstract and manuscript preparation. The nurse scientists are also members of the staff led research utilization committees providing both education and assistance in the critique of the literature and defining levels of evidence. Competitive small grants are available quarterly to assist staff in the conduct and/or dissemination of their research. Nurses who have abstracts accepted for presentation at regional, national, or international research or clinical specialty conferences are fully funded by nursing administration. Nurse members of the research utilization committees receive administrative release time for their participation. The challenges encountered in creating an institutional culture of inquiry is the central theme of this symposium. The challenges associated with the ongoing implementation and evaluation of the mission of the CNR are presented as well as the challenges associated with implementing and evaluating changes in practice. Lastly, the challenges of developing and maintaining a viable strategic plan that promotes and sustains the goal of a culture of inquiry are discussed. | |||
| Organizer: | Mary Jane Sauvè, RN, DNSc | ||
| Presenters: | Mary Jane Sauvè, RN, DNSc Bonnie Jean Raingruber, RN, PhD Barbara Rickabaugh, RN, MS Janet Peterson, RN, BSN | ||
| Implementing Evidenced-Based Practice via Nurse-Lead Research Utilization Committees Bonnie Jean Raingruber, RN, PhD | |||
| The Challenge of Clinical Nursing Research Mary Jane Sauvè, RN, DNSc | |||
| The Challenges of Assessment and Strategic Planning Barbara Rickabaugh, RN, MS, Jeanette Harrison, RN, MS, Bonnie Jean Raingruber, RN, PhD, Margaret B. Hodge, RN, EdD, Mary Jane Sauvè, RN, DNSc | |||
| The Use of Knee-Length Versus Thigh-Length Compression Stockings and Sequential Compression Devices Janet Peterson, RN, BSN, Bonnie Jean Raingruber, RN, PhD, Roumelia Decontreaus, RN, BSN, James Denman, RN, BSN, Raquel Resuello, ADN, Winifred Varnau, RN, MSN, Debra Brady, RN, MSN, Jane Brown, RN, MSN, Jaime Mahnke, N/A | |||
Evidence-Based Nursing: Strategies for Improving Practice
Sigma Theta Tau International
July 21, 2004