Sustaining a nursing best practice guideline in an acute care setting over 10 years: A mixed methods case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To improve patient outcomes many healthcare organizations have undertaken a number of steps to enhance the quality of care, including the use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) such as clinical practice guidelines. However, there is little empirical understanding of the longer-term use of guideline-based practices and how to ensure their ongoing use. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants and knowledge translation interventions (KTIs) influencing ongoing use of selected recommendations of an institutional pain policy and protocol over time from an organizational perspective and 10 years post implementation on two units within an acute care setting.

Methods

We conducted a mixed methods case study guided by the Dynamic Sustainability Framework of an

SUBMITTER: Nadalin Penno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012662 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature