evidence based practice

Contact hours available until 8/31/19…

Participants will have a roadmap for an evidence-based needs assessment methodology and series of interventions aimed at elevating nursing professional practice…

Purpose: Interdepartmental collaboration in a pediatric healthcare system has been limited between the pediatric emergency departments (EDs), urgent care centers (UCs) that provide immediate fracture care, and outpatient clinics that manage patient follow-up care…

The Institute for Medicine set a goal that 90% of healthcare decisions were evidence-based by 2024. As an industry, we need to meet this goal. Nurses account for the largest group of healthcare providers with direct patient access and managerial support of care initiatives…

Purpose: Suicide has a significant impact on the United States effecting both veterans and the general population with a rate of 23.3 suicides per 100,000 veterans and 12.6 suicides per 100,000 non-veteran adults…

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a cornerstone of safe, high-quality care. Many factors influence successful use of EBP, from clinician attitudes/beliefs, self-efficacy and knowledge/skills to contextual factors like unit/organizational culture…

To advance the science of ambulatory care nursing, the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) has launched a research committee. Initial work included development of two national studies and a scoping review…

Project description: Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) play a vital role in the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) community, particularly within ambulatory care services…

Purpose: The Veteran Health Administration established the two-day post-discharge contact ratio in 2010, with a national goal of 75% to improve care transitions, facilitate optimal health outcomes, and reduce readmission rates…