Updated: March 29, 2018
The team assembled to plan and implement the evidence-based practice project is key to its' success. When it comes to finalizing your team you must ensure that the team is interdisciplinary in nature and is composed of those who will be able to assist in implementation and will be directly affected by the practice change(s).
Some suggestions of team members are:
Your team should be no more than 6 to 8 members.
Meetings:
When it comes to the meetings of the team, make sure that you meet consistently and make them when most, if not all, can attend. These meetings should have clear objectives and also be used as deadlines to get things done as you implement and evaluate the project.
Factors to Consider When Determining When to Translate Evidence into Practice
The Quality of Evidence: What sort of evidence did you evaluate? Was of high quality or low quality? |
Congruence/Consistency of the Evidence: Are the conclusions drawn consistent across the various sources of evidence used? |
Quantity of the Evidence: How many articles have you found? You do not need a lot of articles, but you need to continue to search until you find several articles that are of high quality and draw the same conclusions. If you find that the articles you find vary in their conclusions, it may influence whether you can translate the evidence into practice. |
Relevance to the Question: Does the evidence address the question at hand? This does not mean that the evidence must always address a specific unit/department, sex or age group but should be at least something that could be used to enhance the care or treatment of the group the question is asking about. |
Clinical Significance: Does the effect of the intervention have a practical meaning to the patient and the healthcare provider? Would this change improve clinical outcomes? Would this change improve clinical outcomes? Would this change improve patient or nurse satisfaction? Would this change reduce the cost of care for the patient? Would this change improve unit operations? |
Applicability & Feasibility: How appropriate is the intervention to the particular unit, department or patient population? What resources (economic & physical) would be needed in order to make the practice change successfully? What would this change cost ($) How willing are members of the department to change? What is the risk and reward of making this practice change? How much time will this take to implement? |
(Cvach, 2010)
Cvach , M. "Chapter 8: Selecting Pathway to Translation." Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Implementation and Translation. Ed. Stephanie Poe and Kathleen M. White. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International, 2010.
Poe, S. and Dawson, P.B. "Chapter 6: Managing the EBP Project." Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Implementation and Translation. Ed. Stephanie Poe and Kathleen M. White. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International, 2010.