Getting evidence into practice: ingredients for change
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Getting evidence into practice: ingredients for change

Jo Rycroft-Malone Research and Development Fellow, RCN Institute, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford
Gill Harvey Director, Quality Improvement Programme, RCN Institute
Alison Kitson Professor and Director, RCN Institute
Brendan McCormack Professor of Nursing Research, University of Ulster and Royal Hospitals Trust, Belfast
Kate Seers Head of Research, RCN Institute
Angie Titchen Senior Research and Development Fellow, RCN Institute

Mounting pressure is being exerted to ensure that the delivery of care is evidence-based and clinically effective. However, the challenge this presents to practitioners is complex. The authors propose that successful implementation of evidence into practice is a function of three elements: the nature of the evidence; the context in which the change is to take place; and the way the process is managed. A framework has been developed to represent these factors. For those about to embark on implementation work, this article closes by highlighting a number of key questions for consideration, stimulated by the framework.

Nursing Standard. 16, 37, 38-43. doi: 10.7748/ns2002.05.16.37.38.c3201

Correspondence

Joanne.rycroft-malone@rcn.org.uk

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