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Using theory and evidence to drive measurement of patient, nurse and organizational outcomes of professional nursing practice
Author(s) -
Jeffs Lianne,
Sidani Souraya,
Rose Donald,
Espin Sherry,
Smith Orla,
Martin Kirsten,
Byer Charlie,
Fu Kaiyan,
Ferris Ella
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12048
Subject(s) - blueprint , nursing , best practice , evidence based practice , medline , quality (philosophy) , medicine , evidence based nursing , nursing practice , patient care , patient safety , organizational culture , psychology , health care , alternative medicine , public relations , mechanical engineering , philosophy , management , epistemology , pathology , political science , law , engineering , economics , economic growth
An evolving body of literature suggests that the implementation of evidence based clinical and professional guidelines and strategies can improve patient care. However, gaps exist in our understanding of the effect of implementation of guidelines on outcomes, particularly patient outcomes. To address this gap, a measurement framework was developed to assess the impact of an organization‐wide implementation of two nursing‐centric best‐practice guidelines on patient, nurse and organizational level outcomes. From an implementation standpoint, we anticipate that our data will show improvements in the following: (i) patient satisfaction scores and safety outcomes; (ii) nurses ability to value and engage in evidence based practice; and (iii) organizational support for evidence‐informed nursing care that results in quality patient outcomes. Our measurement framework and multifaceted methodological approach outlined in this paper might serve as a blueprint for other organizations in their efforts to evaluate the impacts associated with implementation of clinical and professional guidelines and best practices.