Where in the World Is Evidence-Based Practice?

The healthcare industry is ever-changing. Evidence-based practice (EBP)  Integrating EBP into service delivery improves the safety and quality of healthcare. EBP has many benefits to the healthcare delivery industry. EBP improves healthcare quality, improves patient outcomes, enhances patient satisfaction, reduces nurses’ burnout, and reduces healthcare costs (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2018). The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is a professional nursing association of nurse practitioners and students. AANP has over 104,000 members who network and collaborate to improve nursing and patient care (AANP). (n.d.a). Members’ benefits include networking, continuous education, advocacy, and access to up-to-date information (AANP). (n.d.b).

While exploring AANP’s website, I realized that EBP is evident. The areas in which EBP was apparent included research tabs and practice-related tabs. EBP guides the initiatives of AANP. I found an article that details the role of nurse practitioners in solving the opioid crisis through medically assisted treatment (AANP). (n.d.c). The information in this article insightfully documented the role of nurse practitioners in improving healthcare outcomes in opioid use disorders. The data in the graphs and infographics were provided to help understand the topic. The opioid crisis is a national crisis affecting many Americans (Lyden & Binswanger, 2019). This evidence can help nurse practitioners improve the quality of care and reduce care costs.

I should join a professional nursing association supporting the integration of EBP. As a nurse practitioner, I will positively impact lives and integrate EBP to implement culturally competent care. I will advocate for implementing care that improves healthcare outcomes, reduces healthcare costs, and improves healthcare quality. Joining AANP will allow me to network with fellow nurse practitioners to implement EBP to benefit my patients.

References

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). (n.d.a). About the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Retrieved from https://www.aanp.org/membership/why-join

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). (n.d.b). AANP member benefits. Retrieved from https://www.aanp.org/membership/member-benefits

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). (n.d.c). Practice-related research: The latest information on the NP role. Retrieved from https://www.aanp.org/practice/practice-related-research

Lyden, J., & Binswanger, I. A. (2019). The United States opioid epidemic. Seminars in perinatology, 43(3), 123–131. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semperi.2019.01.001

Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2018). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer

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Discussion: Where in the World Is Evidence-Based Practice?
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.

Where in the World Is Evidence-Based Practice?

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.

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.
By Day 3 of Week 1
Post a description of the healthcare organization website you reviewed. Describe where EBP appears (e.g., the healthcare organization’s mission, vision, philosophy, and goals 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.