EBP champion responsibilities and sustainability

Abstract

EBP champion responsibilities andsustainability: A scoping review T he US spends roughly twice as much as other comparable Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries on healthcare and related expenses yet has poorer health outcomes, including life expectancy, suicide rates, chronic diseases, and obesity. 1,2 Healthcare delivery based on the latest evidence improves outcomes and decreases cost; however, implementing a change based on evidence-based practice (EBP) requires substantial resources, including adequate structures and processes to support sustainment. 3 The sustainment of EBP is arduous and complex; consequently, evidence suggests that sustainability is a persistent challenge across various practice settings. 4,5 Up to 70% of organizational change fails to be sustained. 6,7 Sustainability is realized when the continued use of an intervention to achieve desirable outcomes becomes the norm. 5,8 One hallmark of effective healthcare organizations is the ability to sustain EBP resulting in increased quality and patient experience at a lower cost. 8 The EBP champion role is one strategy in enhancing sustainability. In a systematic review of EBP sustainability strategies, champions were identified as a facilitating factor in sustainment. 9 EBP champions are among the emerging factors associated with sustainability across multiple settings. 5 Champion support is very influential on sustainability; however, neither a standard role nor responsibilities of an EBP champion exist. 5 In the current study, an EBP champion is a healthcare professional who promotes EBP interventions at

Implementation Leadership in the Point of Care Nursing Context: A Systematic Review Comparing Two Measurement Tools

“…Though nurse managers have direct control over managing resources, each leader influences EBP implementation ( Birken et al, 2018 ; Kitson et al 2021 ). Similarly, change champions are often nursing staff who take on informal leadership roles to influence EBP change ( Ferren et al, 2022 ). Moreover, nursing leadership in acute care units is typically organized as “nursing leadership teams” ( Kalisch & Lee, 2012 ).…”