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Objectives:
1. Examine sources of clinical and professional practices in
nursing
2. Analyze findings from articles, research, and data to change
practices
3. Create strategies to implement new practices in the workplace
Background/Significance: Professional Nurses have the responsibility to
assure they are providing the highest quality of care for their
patients. This includes the expectation that they identify needs and
'burning questions' about patient care in their practice environment and
then find ways to improve their practice and measure the level of
improvement. There is also the expectation that a professional nurse
will continue to seek opportunities for professional growth and advance
in their knowledge and skills related to the types of patients on their
unit.
Purpose: This workshop will help the participant identify activities
each nurse can engage in towards building a professional practice
environment. These activities include reviewing sources of clinical and
professional practices in nursing, analysis of findings from articles,
research and other sources of data to change practice, and the creation
of strategies to implement new practices in the workplace. During the
workshop, participants will have the chance to develop a basic
understanding of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and will be prepared to
begin practicing their skills once they return to their respective
hospitals. They will also identify practical ways to identify and
measure practice improvements.
Facilitators Biography
Joanna Bokovoy, DrPH, MPH, RN, an independent healthcare consultant and
researcher with over eighteen years of experience in healthcare and
research. Working out of both Texas and California, Dr. Bokovoy collaborates with
large and small hospitals and networks to help them develop dynamic,
sustainable research programs and improve their practice environments.
Julia
Aucoin, DNS, RN-BC, CNE has been working in professional
development and nursing education for over twenty five years. As both
an academic and a practice educator, she employs creative learning
strategies, to make learning fun and make it stick. Currently she
is an independent consultant with the American Nurses Credentialing
Center's Institute of Credentialing Innovation working with Magnet and
Accreditation processes and employed as an Associate Professor of
Nursing at Winston-Salem and Kaplan Universities, and is working with
both undergraduate and graduate students
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