ESSAY: EBP

There is power in having data to support change. The EBP process is one way of advancing improvements in healthcare. Identify three strategies that you will now incorporate into your practice based on this course. Explain your rationale.

ANSWER

Implementing EBP

Evidence based practice is the common standard for nursing practice where the nurses appraise the available data to determine its worth or otherwise before utilizing it to inform practice (Farokhzadian & Poorchangizi, 2017). However, having the data in itself is not enough as there are challenges to the successful execution of EBP. To include EBP into the clinical setting requires a number of strategies. It is essential that the execution of the EBP is not rushed to ensure positive outcomes are realized. A slowed technique of implementing the process will allow the nurses sufficient time to learn the essentials of EBP while continuing with their responsibilities (Williams & Brown, 2015). The healthcare…

The culture of an organization is a critical component that determines the success of implementation of change. For EBP practice to be successful, the management needs to establish a decision making culture that is founded on evidence throughout the healthcare system. Such milestones are achieved through the promotion of utilization of clinical and professional guidelines and the development of standards for healthcare, availing the resources required for accessing and utilizing EBP databases and encouraging employees and …

References

Farokhzadian, J., & Poorchangizi, B. (2017). 115: Strategies of integration of evidence-based practice in the clinical settings. BMJ open, 7(Suppl 1), bmjopen-2016.

Williams, B., Perillo, S., & Brown, T. (2015). What are the factors of organisational culture in health care settings that act as barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice? A scoping review. Nurse Education Today, 35(2), e34-e41.