Elaine Becker, Vivien Dee, Anna Gawlinski, Theresa Kirkpatrick, Mary Lawanson-Nichols, Betty Lee, Christina Marino, Norma McNair, Mary A Melwak, Isabell Purdy, Shohreh S Samimi, Grace Sund, Jennifer Zanotti
In the practice of nursing, organizations with progressive evidence-based practice programs implement structures and processes whereby nurses are engaged in the review of existing research and in the development of clinical practice documents to better align nursing practices with the best available scientific knowledge. At our academic hospital system, clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) took the lead to help transform a traditional nursing policy and procedure committee into a hospital-wide, staff-represented Clinical Practice Council (CPC) that ensures evidence-based nursing practices are reflected in the organization's nursing practice documents for the provision of patient care...
March 2012: Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS