Where in the World is Evidence-Based Practice

Where in the World is Evidence-Based Practice

I looked over the website of the American Nurses Association (ANA), a group representing healthcare professionals. I discovered evidence of a solid commitment to evidence-based practice (EBP) while browsing the website. The American Nurses Association (ANA) offers a wealth of resources to support the incorporation of research evidence into nursing practice, including research articles, practice guidelines, and training materials(Jones et al., 2022). They promote the use of EBP in all healthcare settings, provide access to pertinent research articles, and provide EBP courses and webinars.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) website prominently features EBP, demonstrating how the organization’s mission, vision, and goals are integrated with this practice. The mission statement of ANA highlights the advancement of evidence-based nursing practice to improve patient outcomes, demonstrating the organization’s dedication to EBP (Bekemeier et al., 2021). In addition, the ANA’s commitment to supporting nurses’ adoption and application of EBP is further evidenced by its resources, which include research articles, practice guidelines, and instructional materials. The American Nurses Association’s purpose, vision, and resources are fully integrated with the principles of evidence-based practice (EBP), demonstrating the unquestionable foundation of EBP in the organization’s work (Loveridge & Zurmehly, 2023). The organization’s dedication to advancing evidence-based practice is evident in its tools, including research articles, practice guidelines, and teaching materials, all designed to enable nurses to make clinical decisions based on the most recent evidence.

I reinforced my impression of the American Nurses Association (ANA) as a supporter of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing after perusing their website. The wealth of materials, including research articles and practice recommendations, demonstrates ANA’s dedication to helping nurses incorporate EBP into their work (Schmidt & Brown, 2024). For example, their proactive commitment to developing nursing care based on the most recent evidence is demonstrated by their advocacy efforts and distribution of training resources to encourage EBP use throughout healthcare settings.

References

Bekemeier, B., Kuehnert, P., Zahner, S., Johnson, K., Kaneshiro, J., & Swider, S. (2021). A critical gap: Advanced practice nurses focused on the public’s health. Nursing Outlook, 69(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.023

Jones, D. A., Flanagan, J., Fawcett, J., Sousa, K., Willis, D., Wolf, Z., Turkel, M., & Smith, M. (2022). The American Academy of Nursing 50^th Anniversary of the Nursing Theory Guided Practice Expert Panel (NTGPEP): Exploring the Past—Re-envisioning the Future. Nursing Science Quarterly, 36(1), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.1177/08943184221138238

Loversidge, J. M., & Zurmehly, J. (2023). Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Second Edition: Using EBP to Transform Policy in Nursing and Healthcare. Sigma Theta Tau.

Schmidt, N. A., & Brown, J. M. (2024). Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

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March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew up” and left home to take on the world.

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations began to adopt and promote EBP.

Where in the World is Evidence-Based Practice

In this Discussion, you will consider this adoption. You will examine healthcare organization websites and analyze to what extent these organizations use EBP.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and reflect on the definition and goal of EBP.
• Choose a professional healthcare organization’s website (e.g., a reimbursing body, an accredited body, or a national initiative).
• Explore the website to determine where and to what extent EBP is evident.

Post a description of the healthcare organization website you reviewed. Describe where, if at all, EBP appears (e.g., the mission, vision, philosophy, and/or goals of the healthcare organization, or in other locations on the website). Then, explain whether this healthcare organization’s work is grounded in EBP and why or why not. Finally, explain whether the information you discovered on the healthcare organization’s website has changed your perception of the healthcare organization. Be specific and provide examples.