title: Comparison of clinical practice changes in a rapid recovery program for coronary artery bypass graft patients.
abstract: The clinical exemplar reported in this article demonstrates the usefulness of the Center for Advanced Nursing Practice's Evidence-Based Practice Model in facilitating a structured approach to expanding outcomes management of rapid recovery for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. The evidence-triggered and evidence-supported components of the model were key in using research and evidence-based practices to analyze the current program of outcomes management used for CABG rapid recovery. The evidence-observed component further validated changes in clinical practice, which became part of the evolving outcomes management program.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5330, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnason
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000451:nursing*; D003422:Critical Care; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome