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Frances Hardin-Fanning1, Adam Booth2, Paul Clark1
1University of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, KY.
Nursing Outlook
|May 31, 2024
Summary
Nursing councils enhance Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Information Systems (IS) by involving frontline nurses. Recommendations focus on optimizing resources and demonstrating project impact to boost participation and evidence dissemination.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Healthcare Administration
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Nursing councils are pivotal for implementing and evaluating Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in hospitals.
- Enhancing the perceived value of council participation for frontline nurses is crucial for administrators.
- Promoting the impact of nursing council projects on healthcare outcomes is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To delineate the role of nursing councils in advancing Information Systems (IS) and EBP.
- To offer actionable recommendations for increasing the value of IS and EBP councils for frontline nurses.
- To incentivize greater engagement and participation in nursing councils.
Main Methods:
- Collaboration between nurse researchers from three metropolitan hospitals and a medical librarian.
- Development of six recommended strategies to augment the perceived value of council involvement.
- Conducting an argumentative review to substantiate the proposed strategies.
Main Results:
- Inclusion of methods experts on nursing councils.
- Securing administrative support for project development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Establishing partnerships with academic nursing departments.
- Expanding opportunities for publication and dissemination of findings.
- Linking projects to measurable quality indicators.
Conclusions:
- Optimizing time and resource management through practical tools can increase nursing council participation.
- Enhancing the perceived value of nursing councils leads to broader dissemination of IS evidence.
- Strategic improvements can foster greater engagement and impact of nursing council initiatives.
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