Using Appreciative Inquiry to promote evidence-based practice in nursing: the glass is more than half full.
It is now understood that successful implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) requires a focus on the context of the care setting. While the focal point of many reports is the limitations and barriers, this paper proposes a new approach to "making EBP happen." Appreciative Inquiry (AI), both a method of social research and an organizational development or change intervention, is a novel means to elicit enthusiasm and support for EBP in nursing. Readers will be introduced to the theoretical foundations and assumptions as well as the "4-D Model" of AI. It is proposed that the advanced practice nurse (APN) is in a key position to introduce and support this intervention in healthcare organizations to promote the successful implementation of EBP.
Marchionni
Caroline
C
McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC. caroline.marchionni@mcgill.ca
Richer
Marie-Claire
MC
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012944:Social Support; D013850:Thinking