Organizational strategies to promote research-based practice

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Nursing Practice
• Evidence-Based Healthcare

Background:

• Consistent achievement of cost-effective, quality patient outcomes relies on research-based practice.
• Organizational factors significantly influence the adoption and sustainability of research-based practice.
• A gap exists in understanding comprehensive strategies for facilitating research-based practice.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify and categorize organizational strategies that promote research-based practice.
• To provide a framework for implementing research-based practice at individual, unit, and institutional levels.
• To emphasize the importance of a comprehensive approach to strategy implementation.

Main Methods:

• Literature review and synthesis of existing organizational strategies.
• Categorization of strategies into six major domains.
• Organization of strategies across individual, unit, and institutional levels.

Main Results:

• Six major categories of organizational strategies were identified.
• Strategies are applicable and effective at multiple organizational levels.
• Comprehensive implementation across levels is crucial for maximizing effectiveness.

Conclusions:

• Organizational strategies are essential for successful research-based practice.
• A multi-level, comprehensive approach to strategy implementation yields optimal results.
• Facilitating research-based practice requires a systematic and integrated organizational effort.