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EBP & Clinical Inquiry

Online "Textbook" for Clinical Inquiry Internship for Nursing & Allied Health

Planning

Work with your Mentor and Team to develop your Translation/ Implementation plan. Use the EBP Project Kickoff Template and the EBP Project Portfolio Step 3 (below) to develop your plan.

If a pilot or change is needed, begin gathering pre-measures -- to show how the change improves outcomes.

Consider what will be involved in the change - workflow? policies? EMR changes?

DOCUMENT YOUR PLAN in the EBP Project Portfolio Step 3

Check in with your EBP Mentor and Manager - let them know where you are in the process, and what questions you have. 

Measurement & Outcomes

Measurement is needed before, during and after implementing changes. 

Baseline measurements/data show the status of the practice/process before implementation.

Process measurements/data show how well the implementation process is done. i.e. How many attend training.  Are interventions documented consistently? . . .

Outcome measurements/data show results of the practice/process implementation (same measures as baseline).

Baseline/pre-data is collected before the project and compared with outcomes/post-data.

As much as possible, plan to measure all of the following types of outcomes. *There may be multiple items to measure within each type.

  • Clinical/Organizational Results
  • Team Engagement/Satisfaction
  • Patient/Client Satisfaction
  • Financial Benefits/Costs

Possible measurement strategies include:

  • Audits
  • Chart reviews
  • Data reports
  • Surveys
  • Interviews