ABOUT THE EDITORS
Deborah Dang, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Deborah Dang is the director of nursing practice, education and research at
The Johns Hopkins Hospital. In her current position, she developed the stra-
tegic vision for evidence-based practice (EBP) at The Johns Hopkins Hospital,
and built an infrastructure that has enabled the transformation to practice
based on evidence. Throughout her tenure she led and championed nursing
professional practice. Cultivating its growth from the initial model develop-
ment to final implementation, she co-created, with clinical nurses and nurse
leaders, the components of The Johns Hopkins Hospital Professional Practice
Model: the philosophy of nursing, the clinical advancement program, profes-
sional development for frontline leaders and staff, salaried compensation,
shared governance, and evidence-based practice, thus building an infrastruc-
ture to continually advance nursing excellence. As a health services researcher,
her funded studies focus on disruptive behavior, positive psychology, and
mindful leadership. Dang has published, consulted, and presented nationally
and internationally on the subject of EBP. She also holds a joint appointment
with The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.Sandra L. Dearholt, MS, RN, NEA-BC
Sandra L. Dearholt is assistant director of nursing for the Departments of
Neurosciences and Psychiatry Nursing at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dear-
holt has written numerous articles on EBP and has extensive experience in the
development and delivery of EBP educational programs. Her areas of interest
focus on strategies for incorporating EBP into practice at the bedside, the de-
velopment of professional practice standards, and fostering service excellence.
She is a co-author of the first edition of Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-
Based Practice: Model and Guidelines and a contributing author
to Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Implementation and
Translation.