Question

Describe the relationship between research and the development of evidence-based practice for nursing.

Answer 1

Ans) Research, evidence-based practice (EBP), and quality improvement support the three main goals of the Magnet Recognition Program® and the Magnet Model component of new knowledge, innovation, and improvements. The three main goals of the Magnet Recognition Program are to:

1) Promote quality in a setting that supports professional practice

2) Identify excellence in the delivery of nursing services to patients or residents

3) Disseminate best practices in nursing services.

- The Magnet Model includes five components:

transformational leadership
structural empowerment
exemplary professional practice
new knowledge, innovation, and improvements
empirical quality outcomes.
To achieve the goals of the Magnet Recognition Program and the “new knowledge innovation and improvements” component of the Magnet Model, nurses at all levels of healthcare organizations must be involved. Many nurses may be unaware of the importance of their contributions to developing new knowledge, innovations, and improvements and may not be able to differentiate among those processes.

- Research applies a methodology (quantitative or qualitative) to develop new knowledge.
EBP seeks and applies the best clinical evidence, often from research, toward making patient-care decisions.
QI uses systematic processes to improve patient outcomes.