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Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice

• Leads to highest quality care and patient outcomes
• Reduces health care costs
• Reduces geographic variations in the delivery of care
• Increases healthcare provider empowerment and role satisfaction
• Reduces healthcare provider turnover rate
• Increases reimbursement from 3rd party payers
• Reduces complications and payment denials
• Meets the expectation of an informed public

General Nursing Care

Assessing Guidelines for the Discontinuation of Prehospital Peripheral Intravenous Catheters 
Journal of Trauma Nursing 
March 2012

Bed bathing among adult patients in a private oncology ward within an acute care hospital: A best practice implementation project
PACEsetterS
March 2012

Hand hygiene compliance sustenance program among registered and enrolled nurses in a hematology-oncology unit 
PACEsetterS 
March 2012  

Implementation of best practice in fall prevention in an adult acute medical ward
PACEsetterS
March 2012

RESEARCH CORNER: To aspirate or not: An integrative review of the evidence 
Nursing2012
March 2012

Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Peripheral Intravenous Placement in Difficult-to-Access Patients: Advancing Practice With Evidence 
Journal of Nursing Care Quality 
March 2012

 Evidence-Based Nursing: Safe patient handling: Is your facility ready for a culture change? 
Nursing Management
November 2011  

Preoperative Fasting: Will the Evidence Ever Be Put into Practice? 
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
October 2011

 Creation of a Multi-Interventional Fall-Prevention Program Using Evidence-Based Practice to Identify High-Risk Units and Tailor Interventions 
Orthopaedic Nursing 
July/August 2011

Original Research: 'How Should I Touch You?': A Qualitative Study of Attitudes on Intimate Touch in Nursing Care 
AJN, American Journal of Nursing 
March 2011

Using Research to Determine Support for a Policy on Family Presence During Resuscitation 
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
September/October 2009  

Cardiovascular Care

A Systematic Review of the Predictive Value of a Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography as Compared With Coronary Calcium Scoring in Alternative Noninvasive Technique in Detecting Coronary Artery Disease and Evaluating Acute Coronary Syndrome in an Acute Care Setting
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
March/April 2012

Patient Education Strategies for Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients: A Systematic Review
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
March 2012

Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction: WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation & Prevention
January/February 2012

Critical Analysis, Critical Care: What's the Evidence?
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
January 2012

A Systematic Review of Sleep Patterns and Factors That Disturb Sleep After Heart Surgery
The Journal of Nursing Research
December 2011

 Cochrane Nursing Care Corner: Summaries of Nursing Care-Related Systematic Reviews From the Cochrane Library: Mechanical Versus Manual Chest Compression for Cardiac Arrest
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
November/December 2011

 Original Research: Deactivation of ICDs at the End of Life: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practices and Provider and Patient Attitudes
AJN, American Journal of Nursing 
October 2011

Evidence-Based Nursing: The Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Management of Heart Failure Patients in the Outpatient Setting
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
March/April 2010

Improving Self-management and Reducing Hospital Readmission in Heart Failure Patients
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice
August 2009

The latest on preventing venous thromboembolism
Nursing2009 Critical Care
March 2009

Pulmonary Care

Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Through Aspiration of Subglottic Secretions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

March/April 2012

An Evidence-Based Approach to COPD: Part 1

AJN, American Journal of Nursing

March 2012

Evaluation of Emergency Department Evidence-Based Practices to Prevent the Incidence of Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
March 2012

Neurologic Care

Support for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients' Family Members in Neurosurgical Nursing: A Systematic Review
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
December 2011

The Effects of Exercise-Based Rehabilitation on Balance and Gait for Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
December 2011

Musculoskeletal Care

Improving Follow-up After Fragility Fractures: An Evidence-based Initiative
Orthopaedic Nursing
May/June 2011

Evidence-Based Practice: Caring for a Patient Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Orthopaedic Nursing
January/February 2011

Better Pain Management after total joint replacement surgery: a quality improvement approach
Orthopaedic Nursing
February 2010

Gastrointestinal Care

Bedside Assessment of Enteral Tube Placement: Aligning Practice with Evidence
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
February 2012

 Evidence-Based Practice Strategy: Increasing Timely Nutrition in Mechanically Ventilated Trauma Surgical Patients
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
November/December 2011

Management of Nausea, Vomiting, and Diarrhea During Critical Illness
AACN Advanced Critical Care
July/September 2011

Managing Dysphagia Through Diet Modifications
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
November 2010

Maternal/Child Care

Modest Protective Effects of Breast-feeding on Obesity: Is the Evidence Truly Supportive?
Nutrition Today
January/February 2012

The Evidence Behind Developmental Screening Instruments
Infants & Young Children
March 2012

Beginning at the Bottom: Evidence-Based Care of Diaper Dermatitis

MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

January/February 2012

Oral Sucrose to Decrease Pain Associated With Arterial Puncture in Infants 30 to 36 Weeks' Gestation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Advances in Neonatal Care
December 2011

Evidence-Based Practice Beliefs: What Do We Aim For? Oxygen Saturation Targets in Extremely Preterm Infants

Advances in Neonatal Care
December 2011

Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants: An Evidence-Based Method for Quality Bottle-Feedings of Preterm, Ill, and Fragile Infants

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
October/December 2011

Evidence-Based Practice Beliefs: Facilitating Pain Management
Advances in Neonatal Care
August 2011

New NANN Practice Guideline: The Management of Hypotension in the Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant
Advances in Neonatal Care
August 2011

Systematic Review of the Literature: Parental Outcomes After Diagnosis of Fetal Anomaly
Advances in Neonatal Care
June 2011

Overcoming Challenges for Nurse-Led Research in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
April/June 2011

Family-Centered Developmental Care Practices and Research: What Will the Next Century Bring?
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
April/June 2011

Asthma in pregnancy: Reading between the lines
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
April 2010

Women's Health

Ovarian Cancer: Listen for the Disease that Whispers
Nursing2011
November 2010

Estrogen and Stroke: A review of the current literature
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
February 2009

Geriatric Care

Advanced Dementia Care: Demystifying Behaviors, Addressing Pain, and Maximizing Comfort
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
March/April 2011

Managing sleep disorders in the elderly
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
May 2010

Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Evidence-based nursing: Zero HAPUs: Reaching for the moon
Nursing Management
March 2012

Beds: Practical Pressure Management for Surfaces/Mattresses
Advances in Skin & Wound Care
July 2011

Use of an Intervention Bundle to Eliminate Pressure Ulcers in Critical Care
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
July/September 2011

Other

Return to Work: Insight Into Evidence-Based Return to Work Guidelines
Professional Case Management
March/April 2012

Pharmacologic Management During Therapeutic Hypothermia
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
October/December 2011

 Original Research: Documentation of Screening for Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence in Male Veterans with PTSD
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
November 2011

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for recurrent pilonidal disease: a review of the literature
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence
August 2011

Improving Sepsis Outcomes for Acutely Ill Adults Using Interdisciplinary Order Sets
Clinical Nurse Specialist
July/August 2011

Atopic Eczema and Evidence-Based Care
Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association
May/June 2011

Using Palliative Care Assessment Tools to Influence and Enhance Clinical Practice
Home Healthcare Nurse
March 2011

Performance Improvement in Practice: Managing Urinary Incontinence in home health patients with the use of an evidence-based practice guideline
Home Healthcare Nurse
November/December 2010

Diagnosing Diabetes with A1C: Implications and considerations for measurement and surrogate markers
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
October 2010

Massage Therapy for Stress Management: Implications for Nursing Practice
Orthopaedic Nursing
July/August 2010

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
January/March 2010