Exam 21: Translating Research into Practice

As a nurse manager,you trial a new pain scale on your unit that is supported by numerous research studies.You compare the patient outcomes with the new scale against the existing scale.Feedback from staff suggests that the new scale is too difficult for patients who have limited language skills and who are already under duress to understand.The difficulty in implementing the new scale refers to testing:

What is a strategy that can be used by a small community hospital with limited resources to develop an evidence-based nursing practice program?

You are excited by evidence supporting the use of PDAs at the bedside to improve documentation and patient outcomes.You have disseminated the information through discussions and e-mails and are now ready to begin the process of considering implementation on the unit.To develop positive attitudes toward the use and implementation of the technology,you would discuss your ideas with (Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory):

Tara,the unit manager,is telling her colleague about her recent project,which involves seeking the most effective approaches to incontinence care,with the intention of adopting evidence-supported approaches on her dementia care unit.Her colleague suggests that translation of research into practice is:

Which of the following is an effective approach in the appraisal of research studies?

Within a multisite healthcare system,the most appropriate strategy for translation of research would be: