- Improving healthcare practices through evidence-based research can help lower costs, improve outcomes and safety, and increase job satisfaction for medical professionals. - It is important to disseminate information about evidence-based practices in order to advance the healthcare system, though it often takes years for research results to be implemented in practice. - Strategies for disseminating evidence-based practice information include unit-level education, posters, and champions to help reinforce positive results.

1. Improving practice through evidence not only helps lower healthcare
costs, improve healthcare outcomes and patient safety, but it also helps
to increase job satisfaction for medical professionals
Peer 1Kerri HutchinsTop of FormImproving practice through evidence not only helps lower
healthcare costs, improve healthcare outcomes and patient safety, but it also helps to
increase job satisfaction for medical professionals (Kim, et al, 2016). Disseminating
information about widely cited evidence-based practices is an important part of moving our
healthcare system forward. According to Melnyk (2012), it often takes several years for the
results of research to be put into practice and actually affect patient care.The first strategy
that I would utilize to disseminate EBP information would be unit-level education. I would
initially provide an in-service to provide education about the EBP that would be beneficial
to our unit. I would also utilize a second strategy of unit posters as well as a unit-based
champion to help reinforce the positive results of the EBP. Barriers to this types of
information being learned and then used in practice would be each persons willingness to
learn something new and change the way they may be used to doing something. I would
combat this by starting out the presentation with information about evidence-based
practice as well as provide a fact-sheet about the evidence in the research that is being
presented. Another way I would combat this would be to lead by example and try to
demonstrate the EBP in every day practice. Melnyk et al (2011) stated that in order “for
clinicians to change their practices to be evidence based, both their beliefs about the value
of EBP and their confidence in their ability to implement it must be
strengthened.” Encouraging and supporting fellow nurses along the way would also help in
building confidence in staff.Two strategies that I would not utilize for EBP would be podium
presentations at a national or state level. Although I’m sure this type of presentation would
be beneficial, I feel that I could do the most good educating others about EBP within the
organization I work for. Working towards change within my own organization might seem
like a small step for EBP but I think it is how I can best serve the movement towards
utilizing EBP in practice. ReferencesKim, S.C., Stichler, J.F., Ecoff, L., Brown, C.E., Gallo, A., &
Davidson, J.E. (2016). Predicators of evidence-based practice implementation, job
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2. evidence-based practice. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 36 (2), 127-135. doi:
10.1097/NAQ.0b013e318249fb6a.Melnyk, B. M., Fineout-Overholt, E. , Gallagher-Ford, L. &
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2DARGEL RODRIGUEZ MEDEROS Top of FormResearchers should disseminate findings at
the end of the project since that is the purpose of the investigation – to enhance nursing
knowledge and practice for the best healthcare outcomes. Sharing research findings with
the public and scientific community is dissemination (Zientek et al., 2018). Dissemination’s
objective is to make research findings accessible to individuals who can use them to
advance their health and welfare (Huang et al., 2018). It is of little use if research does not
convey its findings, support evidence-based practice, or foster evidence-based change.
Therefore, timely distribution of your research’s findings to those who can use them to
maximize its benefits is required for effective dissemination. The data dissemination is a
crucial stage in finishing any research project.There are many ways to communicate the
created content once the researcher determines the dissemination purpose and the
audience. The distribution of messages can be supported by consistent and continuing
communication with program partners and community people within the service area
(Huang et al., 2018). Creating and distributing program materials, such as flyers, guides,
pamphlets, and DVDs among the target audience, are other standard dissemination
methods. These include publishing program or policy briefs, publishing project findings in
national journals and state publications, presenting at national conferences and meetings of
professional associations, showing program results to local community groups and other
local stakeholders, and publishing program or policy briefs.For my project, the
dissemination techniques will be through communicating the findings to the healthcare
staff of my organization and publishing the results in a relevant journal (Ashcraft et al.,
2020). Communicating the research project findings among the healthcare providers will
facilitate positive and evidence-based change in discharge education strategies. The
feedback session will facilitate critique and acceptance of the need for patient-centered
approaches when disseminating the findings (Huang et al., 2018). Therefore, the approach
will facilitate the changing sustainability. Publication of the findings will also facilitate
sharing the knowledge to build on evidence-based practice findings and more knowledge in
the healthcare field concerning effective patient discharge education. Nurses and other
healthcare providers worldwide can also benefit from the findings, thus using them for
evidence-based decision-making.Some of the dissemination measures I would not prioritize
are gathering the patient population or conducting community gatherings for
dissemination. As much as the approaches are dissemination measures, they are
inappropriate for this case. The findings on effective patient discharge education involve the
patients and the healthcare providers but implanting the findings target healthcare
organizations and healthcare providers (Ashcraft et al., 2020). Therefore, the researchers
should prioritize the right stakeholders to implement and sustain change. The patients and
community will be essential when assessing discharge education’s effectiveness,
sustainability, and quality, but not during change implementation.Some of the barriers I

3. may encounter in disseminating findings among healthcare providers are resistance to
change and incurring high publication costs or manuscript rejection. Overcoming the
challenges will require I involve the hospital leadership and change agents in the
organization to influence the staff on the essence of the change project (Huang et al., 2018).
In addition, I will also use my effective leadership skills, such as communication and
collaboration. On the other hand, I will overcome publication challenges by seeking my
supervisor for advice and reviewing the manuscript to ensure minimal rejection (Zientek et
al., 2018). I will also identify cost-friendly or free publication journals.ReferencesAshcraft, L.
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