Empowering Nurses: Creation of a Peer-Reviewed Journal as a Catalyst for Innovative Nursing Research and Enhancing Evidence-Based Nursing Practice.

J Nurs Adm

Author Affiliations: Nursing Research Consultant (Ms Card), Nursing Research Office, and Adjunct Professor (Dr Wells), Vanderbilt University School of Nursing; Clinical Business Coordinator (Dr Abbu), Neonatal Services, and Assistant Administrative Director of Clinical Operations and Adjunct Professor (Dr Myers), Walk-in Clinics and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing; and Sr Quality and Patient Advisor (Ms Denton), Quality, Safety & Risk Prevention-Safety Team, and Executive Chief Nursing Officer (Ms Dubree), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

Published: August 2020

An internal peer-reviewed journal was created to promote high-quality nursing practice, improve patient outcomes, and inspire nurses at an academic medical center. The goal of the journal was to increase nurses' utilization of evidence-based practice (EBP). The publication provides a platform that facilitates the dissemination of nursing research and supports the implementation of EBP across the organization.

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