"Research to Practice": A Practical Program to Enhance the Use of Evidence-Based Practice at the Unit Level

Liz Cooke

Cynthia Smith-Idell

Grace E. Dean

Robin Gemmill

Sharon Steingass

Virginia Sun

Marcia Grant

Tami Borneman

ONF 2004, 31(4), 825-832. DOI: 10.1188/04.ONF.825-832

Purpose/Objectives: To assist clinical nurses in translating research into clinical practice.

Data Sources: City of Hope Quality-of-Life (QOL) Model to guide presentations and discussion, research utilization theories, and evidence-based practice literature.

Data Synthesis: Based on percentage of individual participant involvement, the four domains of QOL, and a knowledge survey.

Outcomes: Attendance, discussion, QOL domain ranking, satisfaction, and pre- and postknowledge scores. Attendance averaged 13 individuals; average discussion participation was 54%. The psychological QOL domain was most important (58%), and discussion averaged a score of 3 (1 = slow to 5 = lively). A one-point increase (scale 1-5) measured a change in knowledge.

Conclusions: The challenge for nursing assessment is to fully address patient issues in the psychological domain.

Implications for Nursing: A practical program can be formulated to bring evidence-based practice to the clinical setting.

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