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Published on: June 14, 2017
Establishing Benchmarks
Kerry A Milner1, Susan Farus-Brown, Mary C Zonsius
1Kerry A. Milner is a professor in the Davis and Henley College of Nursing at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. Susan Farus-Brown is an associate professor at the Ohio University School of Nursing in Athens. Mary C. Zonsius is an associate professor at the Rush University College of Nursing in Chicago. Ellen Fineout-Overholt is consultant and coach, Thought Transformation for LIFE, Longview, TX. Contact author: Kerry A. Milner, milnerk@sacredheart.edu. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
This is the seventh article in a new series designed to provide readers with insight into educating nurses about evidence-based decision-making (EBDM). It builds on AJN's award-winning previous series-Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step and EBP 2.0: Implementing and Sustaining Change (to access both series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A133). This follow-up series on EBDM will address how to teach and facilitate learning about the evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI) processes and how they impact health care quality. This series is relevant for all nurses interested in EBP and QI, especially DNP faculty and students. The brief case scenario included in each article describes one DNP student's journey. To access previous articles in this EBDM series, go to https://links.lww.com/AJN/A256.
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