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Web site spotlight: Take your seat for the evidence-based practice trial

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, December 12, 2008

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Instead of running when they heard the words "research" and "evidence-based practice," staff nurses at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL, decided to take the stand.

"We wanted to make evidence-based practice [EBP] fun, accessible, and more approachable for staff nurses, so we created an evidence-based practice mock court session," says Shannon Graham, MSN, RN, CNS, AOCN, advanced nursing coordinator at UAB.

The first step in setting up a mock trial was uncovering a hot topic to discuss. The mock court format was presented during EBP council meetings, and members brainstormed discussion topics. The council members decided on three pressing issues relevant to nursing:

1. Medication errors (a constant hot topic in the facility)
2. Wireless technology use in the hospital (UAB staff members have voiced concern that staff nurses and physicians are carrying and using their cell phones)
3. ICU visitation (not all UAB staff members follow the no-visitation policy with the family, which can cause problems with other staff members and families)

"Because of the EBP mock court session, we have more staff nurses questioning their practice and pushing forward topics to feature in a trial format," says Graham.

Editor's note: This excerpt was adapted from "Take your seat for the evidence-based practice trial," found in the Reading Room at www.StrategiesForNurseManagers.com. Get a free trial membership that will give you 30 days to test drive all the exciting features on the Web site.

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