Partnering to Promote Evidence-Based Practice in a Community Hospital: Implications for Nursing Professional Development Specialists.

J Nurses Prof Dev

Martha E.F. Highfield, PhD, RN, is Nursing Professor, California State University Northridge. Andrea Collier, MSN, RN-BC, is Director of Clinical Education, Nursing Department, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, California. Mara Collins, MSN, RNC-NIC, is Manager Neonatal Intensive Care, Nursing Department, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, California. Melanie Crowley, MSN, RN, CEN, is Clinical Manager of Trauma Administration, Dignity Health, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, California.

Published: May 2017

Nursing professional development specialists working in community hospitals face significant barriers to evidence-based practice that academic medical centers do not. This article describes 7 years of a multifaceted, service academic partnership in a large, urban, community hospital. The partnership has strengthened the nursing professional development role in promoting evidence-based practice across the scope of practice and serves as a model for others.

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