Developing a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice

Developing a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice

Evidence-based practice (EBP) projects are laborious endeavors and should trigger significant (positive) health care outcomes. Since most EBP projects profoundly impact organizational processes and patient care, their results should be shared to promote practice change within and outside the organization. Dissemination seeks to share EBP results with targeted audiences, particularly health care providers. The choice of dissemination strategies depends on the type of EBP project, resources, and situation, among other factors.

I would be most inclined to use organizational-level presentations and educational materials to communicate EBP. An organizational-level presentation is easy to organize since the target audience can be reached quickly and comfortably. A presentation also offers an excellent opportunity for debates and consultation as the audience seeks clarification for unclear areas. Education materials, electronic or print, can promote cross-cultural communication (Brooks et al., 2019). The information can be customized according to the target group’s unique characteristics, particularly language. I would be less inclined to use podium presentations and information publication in peer-reviewed journals. It is challenging to get an opportunity for presentation, and access to peer-reviewed journals limits the size of readership (Burke & Fiedler, 2018). However, publication can be considered later.

EBP projects face many dissemination barriers. The most typical in organizational-level presentations is inadequate resources since such presentations require large rooms, information technologies, reading and writing materials, and facilitators (Huber & Joseph, 2021). Health care providers also have busy schedules implying that attending presentations would interfere w

ith their daily practice. Although they promote cross-cultural communication, education materials can be costly, particularly when required in volumes and print. Both challenges can be addressed by engaging the management early and throughout the project. As a major stakeholder, the management supports EBP projects through resource facilitation (Bach-Mortensen et al., 2018). As a result, early and continuous engagement would ensure that the management understands the details of the EBP project and is ready to offer human and financial support. Printed educational materials can be replaced with electronic versions of the same.

References

Bach-Mortensen, A. M., Lange, B. C., & Montgomery, P. (2018). Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based interventions among third sector organisations: A systematic review. Implementation Science, 13(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0789-7

Brooks, L. A., Manias, E., & Bloomer, M. J. (2019). Culturally sensitive communication in healthcare: A concept analysis. Collegian, 26(3), 383-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2018.09.007

Burke, J., & Fiedler, G. (2018).Clinicians’ access to peer-reviewed prosthetics research articles. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v1i1.30009

Huber, D., & Joseph, M. L. (2021). Leadership and nursing care management-e-book.Elsevier Health Sciences.