Question

The nursing CEO has discussed implementation of EBP at hospital wide meetings. She is leading a team to incorporate EBP terminology into the vision and mission of the institution. She is also advising the multidisciplinary leadership team to incorporate evidence-based practice expectations into the performance appraisals of all staff members. The chief executive nursing officer is modeling:

A. continuous quality improvement methodology and techniques
B. marketing tactics that will help familiarize the staff with new terminology
C. professional duties for new protocol acceptance throughout the institution
D. strategies for incorporation of evidence-based practice into the infrastructure of the organization
D. strategies for incorporation of evidence-based practice into the infrastructure of the organization

Answer 1

The chief executive nursing officer is modeling: D. strategies for incorporation of evidence-based practice into the infrastructure of the organization.

Explanation:

Evidence-based practice in nursing field helps the clinicians to achieve better problem-solving approach. The nursing staff gets guidance from clinician's expertise, well-designed studies, patient values and preferences.

EBP can help in providing the most effective care for patients. The patients are given best care based on the available evidence. This helps in improving the outcome of patients.

Nursing staffs following the evidence-based practice gets improved patient outcomes.

In the above scenario, the nursing staffs are advised to follow the evidence-based practice to increase the performance of all staffs.