NNPN NewsLetter

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Volume 1, Number 1

The NNPN—National Nursing Practice Network® represents a commitment to the promotion and implementation of evidence-based practice through a collaborative model designed to promote shared learning and participation

Membership in the NNPN represents a voluntary decision to be part of a consortium of healthcare organizations dedicated to evidence-based practice.

VISION

To be a national exemplar of nursing practice excellence, innovation, translation science, and promotion of evidence-based practices at all levels of the care continuum.

MISSION

To foster exceptional healthcare outcomes of individuals, groups, and communities receiving nursing care in a variety of healthcare environments, advance professional nursing practice through application of evidence in care delivery, support on-going nursing leadership development for evidence-based practice, increase our understanding of the mechanisms and strategies that foster use of evidence by those delivering healthcare services.

This spring, our Networking Work Group, engaged a business student from the University of Iowa’s Tippie Business School to seek out opinions and get feedback on our website. The purpose of this venture was to make the NNPN website the best it can be. We want the site to be user-friendly, comfortable not intimidating, while still being an interactive educational tool.

The result? We invite you to see if for yourself, click HERE to check it out.

We would like to give a warm NNPN welcome to our newest member organizations. We look forward to working with, and learning from, all of you. Click on the links to learn more about these forward thinking, innovative institutions.

Wondering what counts as Evidence-Based Practice and how we can translate research into practice? Find answers to these questions and many more with our educational modules, learning tools, and other additional resources in our Promoting EBP section. Some examples include:

• Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice PowerPoint with audio

• EBP: What Does it Mean to Nursing? PowerPoint

• Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines from the University of Iowa’s Research Translation and Dissemination Core

• Evidence-Based Practice Iowa Model

Take advantage and learn from projects contributed by other NNPN member organzations. See how others are incorporating EBP at their sites. Some examples include:

• Prevention Management: Pressure Ulcers PowerPoint

• Implementation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on an Inpatient Adult Mental Health Unit poster

• Traecheostomy Care PowerPoint

We enjoyed seeing so many of you at the recent EBP Conference hosted by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics this past April. Be sure to check out the pictures!

SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE!

The 16th Annual National Evidence-Based Practice Conference will be held on April 23rd & 24th, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center in Iowa City, IA.

Have questions about current nursing practices? Interested in sharing your nursing experiences with other NNPN members? Take a moment to “talk” with other members on our discussion board. Recent questions include:

• What evidence-based risk assessment scale have you found most helpful in assessing fall risk and why?

• Are you using walking rounds? Have you seen any changes in patient fall rates in association?