Briefly describe one specific example of evidence-based practice that produced/is producing significant patient outcomes.
NURS 8114 Blog Observation of Evidence-Based Practice Walden

RE: Week Four Blog
COLLAPSE
Evidence based practice (EBP) is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values ( Chien, 2019). In health care, we primarily focus how we care for our patients by utilizing EBP and we focus on methods to improve their overall outcome. A clinical issue that was addressed by EBP in my organization was infection control. As we are all currently fighting this war against COVID, we as medical professionals are forgetting that their are other health issues that need to be addressed. One thing that had been occurring this past year at a hospital that I was working at on a prn basis was that we had seen an increase hospital wide IV catheter site infections.

IV catheter itself can be involved in 4 different pathogenic pathways like colonization of the catheter tip and cutaneous tract with skin flora; colonization of the catheter lumen caused by contamination; hematogenous seeding of the catheter from another infected site; and contamination of the lumen of the catheter (Marsh, Webster, Mihala, & Richard, 2018). During the spring of 2021 when we were at the height of the pandemic, at my facility, everyone was focused on the overwhelming cases of COVID in our hospital that patients were not only suffering from respiratory issues related to COVID, but we were beginning to see an overall hospital wide increase in phlebitis due to peripheral vascular catheter (PVC) site infections. PVC sites were exceeding the 72 hour policy that had been implemented due to oversights and lack of nursing staff to monitor IV site changes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s 2019 guidelines state that it is not necessary to replace IV catheters in adults more than every 72 to 96 hours, but the CDC does not specify when the catheters should be replaced. For adult patients, the recommendations that a catheter be replaced only for clinical indications is an “unresolved issue,” according to the guidelines. For children, however, replacement only when clinically indicated is recommended by the CDC. Many hospitals have protocols that require replacement of IV catheters every 72 to 96 hours, regardless of clinical indication (CDC, 2019).

At our facility our policy is to change sites every 72 hours and it had successfully worked up until focus was lost. Patients had been keeping PVC fro up to 14 days or there was obvious redness, swelling, or infiltration at the site. EBP is important to follow in a situation as this because it proved that in the case of our organization there had not been a case of PVC site infection in over 5 years, then suddenly we had 18 cases in a 3 month span. Once the organization realized that due to the overwhelming circumstances the case of PVC site infections had significantly increased, it was an eye opener and it alerted everyone that despite the overwhelming cases of COVID, it was imperative to continue monitoring and performing quality control measures.

As a DNP prepared nurse, it is important to practice utilizing EBP in order to educate other health care professionals to be mindful to maintain quality control measures and focus on providing safe and quality care. Implementation of policies and infection control prevention is the key to minimizing issues such as PVC site infections. In order to ensure that these methods are consistent in every day practice it also requires collaborative practice with other health care professionals and members of management within the facilities.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2019 guidlines for the prevention of intravasular catheter-related infections. Available at:

https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/BSI/references-BSI-guidelines-2019.html. Accessed September 20, 2021. [Google Scholar].

Chien, L. Y. (2019). Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research. The Journal of Nursing Research: JNR, 27(4),e29.https://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.00000000000346

Marsh, N., Webster, J., Mihala, G., & Richard, C. M. (2018). Devices and dressings to secure peripheral venous catheters to prevent complications.

NURS 8114 Blog Observation of Evidence-Based Practice Walden

As a DNP, you will have a significant voice in your health care setting to advocate for evidence-based nursing practice. Understanding how evidence can inform better nursing care and patient outcomes is fundamental to successful advocacy, as are examples of where, why, and how evidence-based practice is needed.

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For this activity, you will essentially observe for evidence to support evidence-based practice. You will write and post a blog in which you identify examples of evidence-based practice in your health care organization and/or examples of need for application of evidence-based practice. Although the blog functions like a Discussion Board, the aim is to be somewhat more informal in sharing your perspectives. Colleagues will respond to your blog, as you will respond to theirs.

To prepare:

Review the Learning Resources, particularly the chapter on evidence-based practice from McEwen and Wills, and readings in the White, Dudley-Brown, and Terhaar text.
With your understanding of evidence-based practice in mind, observe for examples of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the health care organization where you practice, and/or examples of nursing practice that are tradition bound and lack an evidence base.
Consider conditions that support EBP within health care organizations and recommendations for application of EBP.
With these thoughts in mind …

By Day 3 of Week 4

Post a blog on the topic of evidence-based practice in the health care organization where you practice. Drawing on your understanding of EBP and your firsthand observations within your organization, include the following content in your blog:

Briefly describe one specific example of evidence-based practice that produced/is producing significant patient outcomes. Or, ifNURS 8114 Blog Observation of Evidence-Based Practice Walden
NURS 8114 Blog Observation of Evidence-Based Practice Walden

you are lacking examples, describe a recent patient experience that might have been improved through application of evidence-based practice. Explain your reasoning. Note: To maintain confidentiality, do not refer to individuals by name or with identifying details.

Evaluate the overall application of evidence-based practice within your health care organization, including conditions that support it or roadblocks to overcome. Explain your reasoning, including how you have arrived at your conclusions.
Describe how you can advocate for application of evidence-based practice within your health care organization.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ blogs.

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By Day 6 of Week 4

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on 2 different days. Compare their observations and evaluations of EBP in their health care organizations with your own and offer recommendations for advancing EBP or identify suggestions you will apply in your own practice setting.

Week 4: Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Implementation Science: Interrelationships

From your experience as a registered nurse or APRN, how does change occur in a health care setting? How do outdated protocols get updated or the actual root cause of a persistent problem get uncovered and resolved?

You may have answers that speak to the commitment of health care organizations to continually improve. You may also have examples that demonstrate the inherent challenges in any change initiative. If only change were as clear and quick as striking a key. Rather, it requires a whole series of figurative keystrokes and, depending on the setting, may seem as though the whole world needs to be onboard.

This week you will explore a particular set of keys to quality improvement in health care. It involves reliance on science for evidence to inform nursing practice and implementation that makes sense to practitioners and patients. Your getting-started activities will include observing for and blogging about evidence-based practice, and looking for health care settings in your locale for investigating needs and acceptance of practice change.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Evaluate application of evidence-based practice in health care organizations
Analyze approaches to advocacy of evidence-based practice in health care organizations
Compare health care settings for quality improvement projects
Justify practice problems for quality improvement
Analyze site and stakeholder requirements for quality improvement projects in nursing practice settings
Compare stakeholder requirements for quality improvement projects across nursing practice settings
Apply implementation science frameworks/models for evidence-based practice quality improvement projects
Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

McEwen, M., & Wills, E. M. (2019). Theoretical basis for nursing (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

Chapter 12, “Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory” (pp. 253–272 [PDF]
Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 5th Edition by McEwen, M.; Wills, E. Copyright 2019 by Wolters Kluwer. Reprinted by permission of Wolters Kluwer via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2020.
White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (Eds.). (2019). Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare (3rd ed.). Springer.

Chapter 1, “Evidence-Based Practice” (pp. 3–25); for reading about the PET model, focus on pp.14–16
Chapter 2, “The Science of Translation and Major Frameworks” (pp. 27–58)
Chapter 8, “Methods for Translation” (pp. 185–187 Quality Improvement and RCPI)
Chapter 9, “Project Management for Translation” (pp. 199–228)
Dang, D., & Dearholt, S. L. (Eds.). (2018). Johns Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice: Model and guidelines (3rd ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.

Chapter 5, “Searching for Evidence” (pp. 79–96)
Boehm, L. M., Stolldorf, D. P., & Jeffery, A. D. (2020). Implementation science training and resources for nurses and nurse scientists. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 52(1), 47–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12510

Dunagan, P. B. (2017). The quality improvement attitude survey: Development and preliminary psychometric characteristics. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(23–24), 5113–5120. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14054

Note: The survey findings can be used to explore relationships between nursing attitudes concerning QI and other organizational characteristics such as QI environment.

Hammersla, M., Belcher, A., Ruccio, L. R., Martin, J., & Bingham, D. (2021). Practice and quality improvement leaders survey of expectations of DNP graduates’ quality improvement expertise. Nurse Educator [Epub ahead of print]. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001009

Jones-Schenk, J., & Bleich, M. R. (2019). Implementation science as a leadership and doctor of nursing practice competency. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 50(11), 491–492. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20191015-03

Powell, B. J., Waltz, T. J., Chinman, M. J., Damschroder, L. J., Smith, J. L., Matthieu, M. M., Proctor, E. K., & Kirchner, J. E. (2015). A refined compilation of implementation strategies: Results from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) project. Implementation Science, 10:21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0209-1

Rew, L., Cauvin, S., Cengiz, A., Pretorius, K., & Johnson, K. (2020). Application of project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention research. Nursing Outlook, 68(4), 396–405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.01.007

Shea, C. M., Jacobs, S. R., Esserman, D. A., Bruce, K., & Weiner, B. J. (2014). Organizational readiness for implementing change: A psychometric assessment of a new measure. Implementation Science, 9(7), 1–15.

Walden University Academic Skills Center. (n.d.). How do I create a strong PowerPoint presentation? https://academicanswers.waldenu.edu/faq/72804

Walden University Academic Skills Center. (n.d.). MS PowerPoint resources: Getting started. https://academicanswers.waldenu.edu/faq/330533

Document: College of Nursing PowerPoint Template (PPT document)

Document: DNP Project Process Guide (Word document)

Document: Handout: Preparing for an EBP QI Presentation to Stakeholders at a Practice Site (Word document)

Required Media (click to expand/reduce)

Walden University. (2011). An evidence-based practice model [Video]. Author.

Translation text lead author Kathleen White discusses the PET model.

Accessible player

Walden University. (2021). DNP glossary [Interactive media]. Walden University Blackboard. https://class.waldenu.edu

Optional Resources (click to expand/reduce)

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Webinars: Scholarly writing. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/scholarlywriting#s-lg-box-9094031

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing as a process. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/doctoral/capstone/preproposal/writingasaprocess

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