discussion 504.unit 8 topic 1

Textbook Readings

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare

· Chapter 14: “Creating a Vision and Motivating a Change to Evidence-Based Practice in Individuals, Teams and Organizations”

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following Journal articles from the Library and/or Course Documents. Articles can be located through a search in the CINAHL database, OVID database, the Library (links to these are located under the Student Resources in Course Resources) or by using the link at the end of the reference if provided.

Shekelle, P. G., Woolf, S. H., Eccles, M., & Grimshaw, J. (1999). Clinical guidelines: Developing guidelines. British Medical Journal, 318(7183), 593–596.

Sandstrom, B., Borglin, G., Nilsson, R., & Willlman, A. (2011). Promoting the implementation of evidence-based practice: A literature review focusing on the role of nursing leadership. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 8(4), 212–213.

Thompson, G., N., Estabrooks, C. A., & Degner. L .F. (2006). Clarifying the concepts in knowledge transfer: A literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 53(6), 691–701.

Yip, W. K., Mordiffi, S. Z., Shen, L., Ang, E. N., Zhang, X., & Majid,S. (2013). Nurses’ perception towards evidence-based practice: A descriptive study. Singapore Nursing Journal, 40(1), 34–41.

Web Resources

Continuing to educate yourself is important to being an effective change-agent. Revisit the NCQA website and review the Education and Resources for Clinicians.

· National Committee on Quality Assurance. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.ncqa.org/Clinicians.aspx

Review the following website that focuses on nursing-sensitive patient outcomes.

· Patient Safety Measures and Tools. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/index.html

Practice

1. Identify an area of change in your organization where you are currently employed, or were recently employed.

2. Write a brief summary about how that change is being implemented and any evidence-based practice or quality outcomes that are being measured.

3. Use table 14.1 Eight Steps for Successful Change, on page 321, to compare how change was implemented within your workplace.

4. Post the summary for peer and instructor feedback in Discussion Topic 2.