title: Partnering to Promote Evidence-Based Practice in a Community Hospital: Implications for Nursing Professional Development Specialists.
abstract: Nursing professional development specialists working in community hospitals face significant barriers to evidence-based practice that academic medical centers do not. This article describes 7 years of a multifaceted, service academic partnership in a large, urban, community hospital. The partnership has strengthened the nursing professional development role in promoting evidence-based practice across the scope of practice and serves as a model for others.
authors.affiliation: Martha E.F. Highfield, PhD, RN, is Nursing Professor, California State University Northridge. Andrea Collier, MSN, RN-BC, is Director of Clinical Education, Nursing Department, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, California. Mara Collins, MSN, RNC-NIC, is Manager Neonatal Intensive Care, Nursing Department, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, California. Melanie Crowley, MSN, RN, CEN, is Clinical Manager of Trauma Administration, Dignity Health, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, California.
authors.forename: Martha E F
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Highfield
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crowley
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D012579:Schools, Nursing