strategies that teach students to identify clinical problems,
use technology to retrieve evidence, read and analyze re-
search, weigh evidence, and implement change (Schmidt &
Brown, 2007). Nurses must accept responsibility for
creating their own EBP and collaborating with others to
improve patient care.
Nurses who work in clinical settings and who are pre-
pared at the doctoral level are especially well positioned
to move EBP forward. Healthcare facilities are expected to embrace EBP to
achieve Magnet Recognition. International collaborations, such as the Joanna
Briggs Institute, are essential so that when best practices are identified they
can easily be shared.
The Challenge
Make a commitment to be an innovator when it comes to EBP! You are already
well on your way to having the knowledge and skills needed to overcome bar-
riers that laggards often cite as reasons for not adopting EBP. As you study this
text, don’t go through the pages just to pass an exam. Learn the material so you
can carry it with you throughout your career. To fulfill your commitment, with
your next clinical assignment, adopt one or two of the strategies suggested in
Table 1-2. Over the course of your career, your actions will convince laggards
that EBP really does create excellence in patient care.
FYI
The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree is the
recommended educational requirement for
those entering advanced practice nursing.
Nurses who are prepared at the doctoral
level and who practice in clinical settings
can serve as leaders in EBP.Recall a question you encountered during your last clinical experience. How might you have
answered that question using an EBP approach?CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISE 1-7
- How can nurses who use EBP best be described?
a. As change agents
b. As early adopters
c. As innovators
d. As laggards
True/False - As the cycle of science continues, more middle range and practice theories will emerge
that will be useful in clinical settings.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 1-4
How did you do? 1. b; 2. T1.4 What Lies Ahead? 33