Evidence Based Practice
Various barriers affect the implementation of evidence-based practice among nurses. The restrictions are usually caused by individual and organizational aspects (Melnyk & Fineout, 2011). Nurses do not have adequate time to implement evidence-based practice. This is because of the increased workload resulting from the high number of patients who require their services. Implementing evidence-based practice consumes a lot of time. As such, nurses may not have a chance to go through all the hoops necessary and to interact with different patients so as to implement it fully. Most of the nurse practitioners do not have the necessary knowledge required to implement EBP. Besides, most of them do not know the appropriate criteria for conducting a quality research. Most nurses lack computer knowledge required to answer questions related to EBP. Some of the nurses are also not familiar with the literature.
On the other hand, there are several organizational barriers which hinder the implementation of evidenced-based practice amongst nurses. Lack of motivation has barred them from providing professional care (Dossey & Keegan, 2013). As such, most of them are not interested in adopting ERB. The shortage of nurse practitioners coupled with the heavy workload is also a barrier to implementation of ERB. Another organization barrier is the lack of adequate nursing resources in the library and internet access where nurses can access useful journals to allow them implement EBP. Besides, there is the lack of organizational support towards the implementation of the EBP.
Despite the barriers, there are ways in which this problem can be addressed. Firstly, the nurse practitioners should always be motivated, and the necessary journals which are required should be availed in the library. Secondly, the number nurse practitioners should be increased to allow them to attend to the increasing number of patients (Melnyk & Fineout, 2011). This will enable them to provide professional care.
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References;
- Dossey, B. M., & Keegan, L. (2013). Holistic nursing: A handbook for practice. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2011). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.