Planning to meet the JCAHO standard: consideration of scientific findings

Bringing research findings into practice does take some thought and planning, but most health care institutions already have committees, departments, and positions that can facilitate research utilization. It may just take some assessment of the roles and functions of these components to more carefully plan for systematic use of research findings in practice. This planning will pay off by enhancing the quality of nursing care and providing documentation that review of policies and procedures includes consideration of current scientific and nursing research findings.