NUR 699 Week 4 DQ 1 What are some of the obstacles or barriers to implementing EBP in nursing?
What are some of the obstacles or ? Provide a rationale for your answer. Since there are numerous topics on the issue, it is not appropriate to repeat one that has already been mentioned unless providing new information
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Obstacles to implementing EBP
The delivery of high-quality and consistent care services has been a very huge challenge in the current healthcare system. Evidence-based practice, however, as a problem-solving approach has helped in promoting the safety and quality of care based on valid evidence leading to improved patient satisfaction, reduced costs, and professional/individual development of nurses among other healthcare workers (Alatawi et al., 2020). However, several challenges have been reported which hinder the effective implementation of EBP such as fall interventions into clinical practice.
Barriers to EBP implementation in nursing have been categorized into two, human and organizational factors. Human factors include lack of enough time to read literature, lack of adequate knowledge and skills to use the new intervention, and lack of the required job experience to handle new technology utilized in EBP (Shayan et al., 2019). Potential organization factors include an inadequate number of nursing staff, heavy workload, and lack of resources.
Out of all these challenges, the most common is a lack of adequate knowledge and skills in the use of the EBP. Studies show that most nurses do not have the adequate knowledge required to integrate research findings into clinical decision-making. For instance, over the years, several fall prevention interventions have been proposed given their great effectiveness as reported by previous studies (Duncombe, 2018). However, nurses have been very reluctant to take their time and learn about these approaches and how they can help reduce fall incidences in the medical-surgical ward. As such, it is necessary to adequately educate nurses about the new intervention, and encourage them to utilize literature sources to expand their knowledge on how to use the EBP.
References
Alatawi, M., Aljuhani, E., Alsufiany, F., Aleid, K., Rawah, R., Aljanabi, S., & Banakhar, M. (2020). Barriers of Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Profession: A Literature Review. American Journal of Nursing Science, 9(1), 35.
Duncombe, D. C. (2018). A multi‐institutional study of the perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence‐based practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(5-6), 1216-1226.
Shayan, S. J., Kiwanuka, F., & Nakaye, Z. (2019). Barriers associated with evidence‐based practice among nurses in low‐and middle‐income countries: A systematic review. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 16(1), 12-20.
