Evidence-based practice: improving patient outcomes

Leufer, Thérèse; Cleary‐Holdforth, Joanne

doi:10.7748/ns2009.04.23.32.35.c6935

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“…3,6,7 By participating in the evidencebased educational session, the ICU nurses were provided with information tailored to their specific educational needs in an attempt to bridge the gap of evidence-based knowledge. These needs were identified through conducting a needs assessment using the Informational Literacy for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Questionnaire developed by Pravikoff et al 21 As Melynk and FineoutOverholt 24 state, a critical component of encouraging staff participation in EBP is creating an environment of inquiry.…”

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Impacting Practice Through Evidence-Based Education

Sciarra

2011

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

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Evidence-based practice has been demonstrated to positively impact patient outcomes, yet nurses are having difficulty incorporating it into their practice. The purpose of this study was to determine the educational needs of intensive care unit nurses regarding evidence-based practice and to implement a strategy to meet those needs. Evidence-based practice education in this pilot study was shown as an effective catalyst to nurses beginning and participating in evidence-based practice that could potentially improve patient outcomes.

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Impacting Practice Through Evidence-Based Education

Sciarra

2011

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

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“…Central to the principles of clinical governance (Department of Health ), National Health Service (NHS) organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care. Patients are considered consumers of health services and expected to receive clinically effective, high‐quality care (Leufer & Cleary‐Holdforth ). A large randomised controlled trial (RCT) ( n = 1453) conducted by Sakr et al .…”

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An evaluation of the quality of Emergency Nurse Practitioner services for patients presenting with minor injuries to one rural urgent care centre in the UK: a descriptive study

McDevitt

Melby

2014

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Hospitals, for instance, are having to work to improve patient flows, reduce the amount of time that patients spend in hospital and to use more bedside technology [2]. It is also required that evidence be produced of the methods that are used in health care [3]. The development of evidence-based nursing requires critical appraisal of the research evidence and integration of that evidence with nurses' clinical experience and patient expectations.…”

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“…The organization's current financial position also comes into play [4,5]. Patients are better informed about their care and medication than before, and they expect to receive high quality and effective care [3,6]. Nursing staff, for their part, expect to have a high level of job autonomy and to be able to put their skills and competencies to the best possible use.…”

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The Effects of the Primary Nursing Care Model: A Systematic Review

Mattila¹,

Pitkänen²,

Alanen³

et al. 2013

J Nurs Care

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Background: Nursing care models provide the infrastructure for organizing and delivering care to patients and families. Over the decades, different models have waxed and waned. Since the 1980s, the primary nursing model has gained increasing prominence. However, there is no systematic research evidence on the effects of this model for patients, their family members, nursing staff or the care organization. This subject has much current relevance because of the requirement to develop evidence-based nursing care. Objective: To describe the effects of the primary nursing model for patients, their family members, nursing staff and the care organization. Design: A systematic literature review. The studies selected for review (n=9) were appraised for quality using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies, as developed by the Effective Public Health Practice Project. Data sources: The research data were collected from four databases from January 1990 to March 2013. Results: Research on the effects of the primary nursing model has largely been restricted to the effects for patients and nursing staff. No data are available on how it affects the patient's family members or the care organization. The preliminary evidence suggests that the primary nursing model may have beneficial effects for patients in the context of maternity care. There is less evidence of the primary nursing model's positive effects for nursing staff. However, it is possible that the model contributes to an increased sense of job control and autonomy. Conclusion: The existing body of research has methodological shortcomings, and more RCT studies are needed to establish the effects of the primary nursing model, for instance on the organization's costs, nurses' job satisfaction and staff retention. Further research is also needed into the effects of the primary nursing model on numerically measurable outcomes, such as medication errors during hospital care and the length of treatment periods.

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Evidence-based practice: improving patient outcomes

Cited by 27 publications

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Impacting Practice Through Evidence-Based Education

Impacting Practice Through Evidence-Based Education

An evaluation of the quality of Emergency Nurse Practitioner services for patients presenting with minor injuries to one rural urgent care centre in the UK: a descriptive study

The Effects of the Primary Nursing Care Model: A Systematic Review

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