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Evidenced-based practice: priorities and implementation strategies.

Tom Ahrens1

  • 1Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. Tsa2109@bjc.org

AACN Clinical Issues
|February 17, 2005
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Implementing evidenced-based practice (EBP) improves patient outcomes and reduces costs. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are key leaders in prioritizing and implementing EBP, focusing on high-cost areas like outlier management and severe sepsis.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Clinical Practice Improvement
  • Nursing Leadership

Background:

  • Evidenced-based practice (EBP) is crucial for optimizing clinical practices, patient outcomes, and cost reduction.
  • Many hospital practices require updating with EBP, necessitating strategic prioritization.
  • High-cost and high-mortality areas, such as outlier management and severe sepsis in critical care, are prime targets for EBP implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key areas for EBP implementation with high return on investment (ROI).
  • To highlight the role of clinical leaders, specifically advanced practice nurses (APNs), in driving EBP adoption.
  • To illustrate practical steps for implementing EBP, using outlier management and severe sepsis as examples.

Main Methods:

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  • Review of current clinical practices and their impact on cost and mortality.
  • Identification of critical care areas with significant potential for EBP-driven improvement.
  • Exploration of implementation strategies facilitated by clinical leadership, particularly APNs.

    • Main Results:

    • Outlier management and severe sepsis represent critical areas for EBP implementation due to high costs and mortality.
    • Clinical leaders, especially APNs, are essential for recognizing, prioritizing, and embedding EBP into hospital culture.
    • Successful EBP implementation requires a focus on practical strategies and dedicated leadership.

    Conclusions:

    • EBP implementation is vital for enhancing healthcare efficiency and patient care quality.
    • APNs are uniquely positioned to champion and facilitate EBP adoption in hospitals.
    • Targeting high-impact areas like severe sepsis and outlier management with EBP can yield significant benefits.