title: Creating an evidence-based practice environment: one hospital's journey.
abstract: There is increasing effort in promoting evidence-based practice (EBP) that supports the best possible care to patients and families. This article describes essential concepts for developing an environment of EBP and its implementation at a large pediatric hospital. Essential components for creating an EBP environment include vision, engagement, integration, and evaluation. An institutional initiative to decrease procedure-related pain demonstrates how EBP is used to improve clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. mjhocken@texaschildrenshospital.org
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hockenberry
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walaen
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barrera