A practical communication strategy to improve implementation of evidence-based practice
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Lee A Diedrick1, Marjorie A Schaffer, Kristin E Sandau
1Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55102, USA. lee.diedrick@childrensmn.org
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to determine if a consistent communication strategy for implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP), developed with input from staff nurses, improved staff nurse satisfaction with communication of practice changes.
Background:
Integration of EBP knowledge into clinical practice supports optimal nursing care. Awareness of a practice change and the ability to reference the information may be problematic.
Methods:
A quasi-experimental single group before-after design was used to survey all RNs of a level III neonatal ICU for satisfaction before and after implementation of the EBP communication strategy.
Results:
Registered nurse satisfaction improved regarding the amount of communication (P < .001), frequency of communication (P < .014), method of communication (P < .001), and ease of finding information (P < .001).
Conclusion:
A consistent strategy can improve nurse satisfaction with communication of EBP changes.
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