1. Evidence-Based Practice project paper.
Evidence-Based Practice project paper. For this Assignment, review the following:
Assignment Week 5: Submit a 2- to 3-page paper (not including the title page, reference list,
and appraisal guides) on your EBP project including the PICO clinical question,
recommended change in practice, and the evidence to support the plan. • Recommended
change in practice citing high-level evidence to support your suggested change in practice •
Evaluation strategies and outcome measures • Select at least 5 sources of evidence from the
following categories: (a) systematic review, (b) national clinical guidelines and/or (c) peer-
reviewed quantitative / qualitative studies. Attach appraisal guides for all peer-reviewed
articles. Paraphrase, avoid direct quotes, and use your own words supported by evidence to
exhibit scholarly writing. Evidence-Based Practice project paper.Do not use articles older
than 5 years unless they have been confirmed as seminal articles by your Instructor. At least
5 sources of evidence are required for your paper. Attach appraisals after the reference
page for each article used. (See the Clinical Guideline Appraisal and Systematic Review
Appraisal in this week’s Resources.)ORDER NOW.Evidence-Based Practice Project
PaperEducational Program to Nurses to improve Compliance to Hand HygienePICOT
QuestionIn nurses within an acute care setting (P), can provision of educational materials
about hand hygiene (I), when compared to no educational materials (C) increase knowledge
on hand hygiene among nurses and improve hand hygiene (O) over a period of six months
(T)?Population: Nurses within an acute care settingIntervention: Provision of educational
materials about hand hygieneOutcome: Increase knowledge on hand hygiene among nurses
and improve hand hygieneComparison: No educational materialsTimeline: Period of six
monthsChange in PracticeWorld Health Organization (WHO) indicates that hospital-
acquired infections (HAIs) result in significant problems for patient safety. Effects
associated with HAIs encompass lengthy hospital stay, elevated resistance to antibiotics,
increased healthcare costs, long-term disabilities, and increased mortality rate. Musuuza et
al (2019) adds that a significant number of the hospitalized patients acquire an infection
during their hospital stay. HAIs have been shown to be the top ten leading causes of
mortality in many countries (Schreiber et al, 2018).Evidence-Based Practice project
paper.According to Musuuza et al (2019) majority of HAIs are allied to lack of adherence to
hand hygiene. Whereas the CDC recommends that handwashing technique should take
about 1-2 minutes, a number of studies indicate that healthcare providers often take less
than 15 seconds to perform handwashing. In addition, even when the alcohol-based hand
rubs are present within convenient locations, adherence to hand hygiene is still low among
2. healthcare providers (Schreiber et al, 2018). Some of the factors associated with low hand
adherence in handwashing using soap and water include skin irritation while alcohol-based
hand rubs are allied to skin drying and cracked skin. Other factors associated with low
adherence to hand hygiene include inaccessibility of the supplies to perform hand hygiene,
interference, prioritizing patients needs, forgetfulness, inadequate time, high workload, and
knowledge shortage on guidelines and hand-hygiene protocols (Martello et al,
2017).Evidence-Based Practice project paper.Educating nurses on hand hygiene has been
shown to increase adherence rate to hand hygiene for healthcare professionals. According
to Gould et al (2017), there is a strong link between education nurses on hand hygiene and
high adherence rates. Therefore, it is important to educate nurses on hand hygiene
practices. A study performed by Asadollahi et al (2015) indicated that adherence to hand
hygiene reduced the incidence of HAIs and therefore strict compliance to hand hygiene
practices can significantly improve healthcare outcomes and patient safety as well.
However, evidence indicates that there is a low adherence to hand hygiene for nurses and
among other healthcare practitioners (Musuuza et al, 2019).Accordingly, Gould et al (2017)
propose that educational programs to healthcare providers on hand hygiene can invigorate
knowledge of the healthcare providers about hand hygiene because it ensures that they
have the most recent information on hand hygiene techniques and quality and safe care.
The recommended educational program will include raising awareness and building
knowledge about hand hygiene practices and reminding nurses on the critical times to
perform hand hygiene. The educational program will be performed by holding workshops
and meeting sessions to educate nurses on hand hygiene. In addition, all nurses will be
emailed a 1-page educational poster that will contain educational information on hand
hygiene with visual cues.Evidence-Based Practice project paper.Evaluation Strategies and
Outcome MeasuresA survey will be designed to evaluate the baseline and post-line
knowledge of the nurses on hand hygiene practices. The survey will contain 8 questions and
it will be used to evaluate the base knowledge of nurses as well as their knowledge after the
implementation of the educational project. The survey will be sent to all nurses via email. In
order to examine the outcome, the baseline knowledge and post-project knowledge of the
nurses regarding the hand hygiene practices will be compared.Evidence-Based Practice
project paper. Evidence-Based Practice Project PaperEducational Program to Nurses to
improve Compliance to Hand HygienePICOT QuestionIn nurses within an acute care setting
(P), can provision of educational materials about hand hygiene (I), when compared to no
educational materials (C) increase knowledge on hand hygiene among nurses and improve
hand hygiene (O) over a period of six months (T)?Population: Nurses within an acute care
settingIntervention: Provision of educational materials about hand hygieneOutcome:
Increase knowledge on hand hygiene among nurses and improve hand hygieneComparison:
No educational materialsTimeline: Period of six monthsChange in PracticeWorld Health
Organization (WHO) indicates that hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) result in significant
problems for patient safety. Effects associated with HAIs encompass lengthy hospital stay,
elevated resistance to antibiotics, increased healthcare costs, long-term disabilities, and
increased mortality rate. Kampiatu & Jesse (2015) add that about 5%-10% of the
hospitalized patients acquire an infection during their hospital stay. HAIs have been shown
3. to be the top ten leading causes of mortality within the US (Haque et al, 2018).Evidence-
Based Practice project paper.According to Kampiatu & Jesse (2015) majority of HAIs are
allied to lack of adherence to hand hygiene. Whereas the CDC recommends that
handwashing technique should take about 1-2 minutes, a number of studies indicate that
healthcare providers often take less than 15 seconds to perform handwashing. In addition,
even when the alcohol-based hand rubs are present within convenient locations, adherence
to hand hygiene is still low among healthcare providers (Haque et al, 2018). Some of the
factors associated with low hand adherence in handwashing using soap and water include
skin irritation while alcohol-based hand rubs are allied to skin drying and cracked skin.
Other factors associated with low adherence to hand hygiene include inaccessibility of the
supplies to perform hand hygiene, interference, prioritizing patients needs, forgetfulness,
inadequate time, high workload, and knowledge shortage on guidelines and hand-hygiene
protocols (Sharma, 2018).Educating nurses on hand hygiene has been shown to increase
adherence rate to hand hygiene for healthcare professionals. According to Thisbe et al
(2019), there is a strong link between education nurses on hand hygiene and high
adherence rates. Therefore, it is important to educate nurses on hand hygiene practices. A
study performed by Asadollahi et al (2015) indicated that adherence to hand hygiene
reduced the incidence of HAIs and therefore strict compliance to hand hygiene practices can
significantly improve healthcare outcomes and patient safety as well. However, evidence
indicates that there is a low adherence to hand hygiene for nurses and among other
healthcare practitioners (Kampiatu & Jesse, 2015).Accordingly, Thisbe et al (2019) propose
that educational programs to healthcare providers on hand hygiene can invigorate
knowledge of the healthcare providers about hand hygiene because it ensures that they
have the most recent information on hand hygiene techniques and quality and safe care.
The recommended educational program will include raising awareness and building
knowledge about hand hygiene practices and reminding nurses on the critical times to
perform hand hygiene. The educational program will be performed by holding workshops
and meeting sessions to educate nurses on hand hygiene. In addition, all nurses will be
emailed a 1-page educational poster that will contain educational information on hand
hygiene with visual cues.Evaluation Strategies and Outcome MeasuresA survey will be
designed to evaluate the baseline and post-line knowledge of the nurses on hand hygiene
practices. The survey will contain 8 questions and it will be used to evaluate the base
knowledge of nurses as well as their knowledge after the implementation of the educational
project. The survey will be sent to all nurses via email. In order to examine the outcome, the
baseline knowledge and post-project knowledge of the nurses regarding the hand hygiene
practices will be compared.Evidence-Based Practice project paper.
