Evidence-Based Practice Proposal Final Paper

Benchmark - Evidence-Based Practice Proposal Final Paper
Name
Institutional Affiliation
Abstract
Modernized surgical plume evacuation systems have shown to be critical in maintaining optimal safety of patients and health care organization staff, including critical care surgeons, general surgeons, anesthesiologists, perioperative nurses, critical care surgeons, colorectal surgeons, and urologists. Many studies have shown that extended exposure to surgical smoke affects patients such as increasing readmission rates and declining patient outcomes. Among health care workers, surgical smoke exposure reduces job satisfaction and increases job absenteeism. This evidence-based practice proposal provides a plan for an evidence-based practice project designed to address the problem of surgical smoke in operating rooms among patients and surgical specialists. While several types of evidence can be utilized to support a suggested solution, a compelling base and sufficient support from validly published research studies are needed as a major component of the evidence proposed. The plan will contain seven sections beginning with organizational culture and readiness assessment and concluding with the evaluation process. Other critical sections discussed in this plan include proposal/problem statement and literature review, solution description, change model, and the implementation plan.
Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u 1.0 Section A: Organizational Culture and Readiness Assessment PAGEREF _Toc24467855 \h 42.0 Section B: Proposal/Problem Statement and Literature Review PAGEREF _Toc24467856 \h 53.0 Section C: Solution Description PAGEREF _Toc24467857 \h 74.0 Section D: Change Model PAGEREF _Toc24467858 \h 95.0 Section E: Implementation Plan PAGEREF _Toc24467859 \h 116.0 Section F: Evaluation of Process PAGEREF _Toc24467860 \h 13References PAGEREF _Toc24467861 \h 16
Benchmark - Evidence-Based Practice Proposal Final Paper
1.0 Section A: Organizational Culture and Readiness Assessment
Organizational culture facilitates the assessment of organizational readiness in the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP). The main areas of such assessments for the proposed change would be staff beliefs, nursing leadership, continuous improvement, and awareness levels. Organizational Readiness to Change Assessment (ORCA) is the primary tool of choice for assessing the readiness of an organization (National Collaborating Center for Methods and Tools, 2019). The tool is mainly concerned with the amount of evidence for the proposed change, the organization's capacity to implement change and the context in which the suggested change will be implemented. Upon employing the survey tool, it was found that the nursing leadership at the organization often communicated the clinical significance of EBP to the staff. While nurse leaders sometimes engage the staff in discussing the importance of EBP in the organization, such involvements are irregular. To address these challenges, nurse leaders need to hold regular teaching sessions discussing the role of EBP as a way of promoting one vision and appreciating the desired outcomes. Wagner et al (2016) have acknowledged the importance of staff education in enhancing compliance with plume managemen...