scholarly journals Strategic Communication Intervention to Stimulate Interest in Research and Evidence-Based Practice: A 12-Year Follow-Up Study With Registered Nurses

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Morténius ◽  
Cathrine Hildingh ◽  
Bengt Fridlund
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 688-704
Author(s):  
Katrina Fulcher-Rood ◽  
Anny Castilla-Earls ◽  
Jeff Higginbotham

Purpose The current investigation is a follow-up from a previous study examining child language diagnostic decision making in school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs). The purpose of this study was to examine the SLPs' perspectives regarding the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in their clinical work. Method Semistructured phone interviews were conducted with 25 school-based SLPs who previously participated in an earlier study by Fulcher-Rood et al. 2018). SLPs were asked questions regarding their definition of EBP, the value of research evidence, contexts in which they implement scientific literature in clinical practice, and the barriers to implementing EBP. Results SLPs' definitions of EBP differed from current definitions, in that SLPs only included the use of research findings. SLPs seem to discuss EBP as it relates to treatment and not assessment. Reported barriers to EBP implementation were insufficient time, limited funding, and restrictions from their employment setting. SLPs found it difficult to translate research findings to clinical practice. SLPs implemented external research evidence when they did not have enough clinical expertise regarding a specific client or when they needed scientific evidence to support a strategy they used. Conclusions SLPs appear to use EBP for specific reasons and not for every clinical decision they make. In addition, SLPs rely on EBP for treatment decisions and not for assessment decisions. Educational systems potentially present other challenges that need to be considered for EBP implementation. Considerations for implementation science and the research-to-practice gap are discussed.


Author(s):  
Pei-Lin Hsieh ◽  
Sue-Hsien Chen

The evidence-based practice (EBP) approach to high-quality care is designed to improve patient outcomes. However, little research has been conducted to determine how EBP is adopted and implemented among school nurses in Taiwan. This study evaluated an EBP training program implemented among school nurses in Taiwan to determine whether and how effectively it improved their knowledge levels, attitudes, skills, and self-efficacy. A pretest-posttest research design was employed. Participants were recruited via convenience sampling from among 193 primary schools throughout Tao-Yuan and New Taipei City in Taiwan. The EBP program implemented both mobile learning technology and the flipped classroom format. The learning outcomes were evaluated before, immediately after, and at a 3-month follow-up. In this regard, the data were collected using the School Nurse Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire. The results showed that the participant scores for the items of knowledge and self-efficacy significantly increased over the study period. Somewhat differently, scores for the skill items significantly increased from the pre-test to the immediate post-test, but significantly decreased from the immediate post-test to the final follow-up. Overall, however, the EBP program led to marked improvements in knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy. These findings can help guide the development of a creative evidence-based school nursing curriculum.


1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 11-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Mason

In this article I will outline the method of evidence based practice we have implemented during the last three years following the introduction of day surgery as a specific speciality in our Trust. I will outline the method of accessing information on a regular basis and how this information was used to improve the service we offer. Finally I will suggest how, as a group of professionals, we may take this initiative forward towards AD 2000.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Connie Berthelsen

Objective: To describe and compare the development of Master of Science in Nursing graduates’ research utilization and improvement of knowledge, one to three years after graduation, and to describe their beliefs, abilities and implementation regarding evidence-based practice in the workplace.Methods: Sixty-five Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) graduates, associated with an academic cohort, were invited to participate in a three-year retrospective follow-up study. Forty-five MSN graduates replied, providing a response rate of 69.23%. A questionnaire of four areas, consisting of the customary cohort questionnaire combined with the EBP Belief scale and the EBP Implementation scale, was sent to the participants using SurveyMonkey®.Results: An overall increased development in MSN graduates’ research utilization and knowledge improvement in all parameters was found from one to three years after graduation, along with greater knowledge of, and a stronger belief in the value of, evidence-based practice. However, a strong decrease in allocated time for research was found, leading to a very limited implementation of evidence-based practice by the MSN graduates.Conclusions: The study ends with a question about whether time is still an issue – even for academic nurses, who are educated and employed to implement evidence-based practice. If the barriers to nursing research are not taken seriously by nursing management then the extent of implementation of evidence-based practice and the improvement of quality in patient care and trajectories will continue to be very limited.


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