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The Mountain Model for Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Initiatives
Julee Waldrop1, Jayne Jennings Dunlap
1Julee Waldrop is a professor at the Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, NC, and editor-in-chief of the Journal for Nurse Practitioners . Jayne Jennings Dunlap is an associate professor at the Texas Woman's University College of Nursing in Houston. Contact author: Julee Waldrop, julee.waldrop@duke.edu . The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
This article presents the Mountain Model, a new framework for evidence-based practice quality improvement (EBPQI) initiatives. It integrates evidence-based practice and quality improvement principles to enhance EBPQI project dissemination and sustainability in healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
- Evidence-Based Practice Models
- Interprofessional Healthcare
Background:
- Disseminating and sustaining evidence-based practice quality improvement (EBPQI) initiatives remains a challenge in healthcare.
- Existing frameworks may not adequately integrate the principles of modern evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI).
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the Mountain Model, the first conceptual model specifically designed for EBPQI initiatives.
- To provide a unified conceptual framework merging EBP and QI principles.
- To facilitate the dissemination and sustainability of EBPQI projects.
Main Methods:
- Development of a novel conceptual model, the Mountain Model.
- Integration of core principles from evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI).
- Designed for transdisciplinary application within interprofessional teams.
Main Results:
- The Mountain Model offers a unified conceptual framework for EBPQI.
- The model merges modern EBP and QI paradigms.
- It is adaptable for implementation across diverse healthcare and related settings.
Conclusions:
- The Mountain Model provides a foundational framework for advancing EBPQI initiatives.
- Its transdisciplinary design supports interprofessional collaboration.
- The model aims to improve the sustainability and reach of EBPQI projects in healthcare.
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