FINAL BOOK OF ABSTRACTS 2019

School of Nursing and Midwifery Scoil an Altranais agus an Chnáimhseachais

Nurse Practitioners’ Implementation of Evidence Based Practice

Author(s)

Vanessa Clarke , Assistant Director of Nursing

Affiliation(s) University College Cork Abstract

Background: Implementation of evidence based practice (EBP) is essential in ensuring high quality healthcare at minimum cost. Whilst all nurses have a responsibility to implement EBP at an individual patient level, nurse practitioners as clinical leaders have additional responsibilities in implementing EBP into routine care within their local healthcare setting. Aim: The aim of this scoping review was to explore the factors affecting nurse practitioners’ implementation of EBP into routine care. Methods: The first five steps of the Arskey and O’ Malley Scoping Review Framework were used as follows:  Identification of the research question  Identification of relevant studies  Study selection  Charting the data  Collating, summarising and reporting the results Results: S even studies, published over the ten year period between 2009 -2018, were included in the review. Findings show that nurse practitioners value EBP and believe it to be important in improving patient outcomes. The review found no data specifically relating to nurse practitioners’ beliefs of their ability to implement EBP into routine care. Nurse practitioners’ implementation of all of the steps in the EBP process is relatively low. There is conflicting evidence regarding the personal and professional variables influencing EBP implementation. Nurse practitioners experience similar barriers to EBP implementation as do nurse generalists. In particular nurse practitioners identified conflict within interprofessional relationships, social factors and the need to maintain political boundaries within the collaborative team as barriers to EBP implementation. Conclusion: Further research is required to explore nurse practitioners’ experience of interprofessional collaboration when implementing EBP into routine care.

Introduction of the Careful Nursing Philosophy & Professional Practice

Author(s)

Michelle Howard

Affiliation(s) Mallow General Hospital Abstract Background:

A nursing documentation project was undertaken in Mallow General Hospital (MGH) which was part of a larger documentation project throughout the South-South West Hospital Group (SSWHG). Aim: The aim of the project was to introduce the Careful Nursing & Professional Practice Model at MGH and standardise nursing documentation in the in-patient medical areas. Methods:

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