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Ask the expert: Provide ongoing education on research and evidence-based practice

HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, September 25, 2007

This week, a reader asks how to provide ongoing education to staff nurses on research and evidence-based practice. Read the response below from our advisor Katherine Riley, MSN, RN, CNA,BC, ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® coordinator and assistant vice president of operations, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT.

Q: How do you provide ongoing education on research and evidence-based practice for staff nurses?

A: Nursing research and evidence-based practice (EBP) have a strong focus in a Magnet Recognition Program® environment. For direct-care nurses to be involved in research and EBP there must be ongoing education provided.

Nursing research and EBP education can take many forms. Organizations can obtain the services of a nurse researcher to provide programs for staff on the importance of nursing research in practice and understanding nursing research studies. Clinical nurse specialists can develop poster presentations that highlight a current, relevant research article and use them to lead discussions at staff meetings.

Another method that works well in engaging nurses to use research to address clinical issues is nursing grand rounds. The grand rounds process can be led by a nursing director or APN, but should include staff nurses in the research, planning, and presenting. Attendance at grand rounds is another means of providing nurses with education on nursing research, EBP, and decision-making.

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