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Committee Structure

The committee structure is designed to promote excellence in patient care, educa-

tion, and research by:

■■ Recruiting and retaining a diverse professional staff

■■ Establishing evidence-based standards of care and practice

■■ Promoting interprofessional quality improvement and research

■■ Advancing professional growth and development

These committees and their members took on the roles of EBP change champions

and mentors for the department of nursing. Each committee serves a different but

important role for implementing EBP throughout the organization.

Table 9.5 describes EBP functions for the department of nursing professional

practice committees.

Table 9.5 Department of Nursing Committee Functions Related to EBP

Committee Functions

EBP Steering Committee Establishes strategic initiatives for EBP within and

external to JHH and The Johns Hopkins University

School of Nursing (JHUSON)

Clinical Quality Improvement

Committee

Promotes evidence-based improvements in systems and

processes of care to achieve safe, high-quality patient

outcomes

Leadership Development

Committee

Recommends and implements innovative evidence-

based strategies for management and leadership

practice

Research Committee Supports discovery of new knowledge and translation

into nursing practice

continues