Dissemination Methods for Evidence-Based Skin-to-Skin Contact Results

This report focuses on disseminating the results of an evidence-based practice (EBP) project concerning the efficacy of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) on infant and mother health. It discusses internal dissemination methods, such as using a policy brief for hospital board members, and external methods, like press releases for the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses. The report emphasizes tailoring communication strategies to specific audiences to improve the interpretation of project data and ultimately enhance nursing practices. It references relevant research and highlights the importance of disseminating SSC project results to improve overall nursing practices and neonatal care.

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Internal and External Methods of Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practice Results
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Internal and External Methods of Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practice Results
The implementation of Skin to Skin Contact practice involves Evidence-based
analysis of the relevant information. SSC practices have a lot of positive impacts on the
cognitive development of an infant. The aim of this review is to succinctly elaborate on how
to disseminate the results obtained from the analysis in the evidenced-based practices on the
efficacy of SSC on the health of the infant and mother. Different strategies are applied in the
dissemination of research data because professionals and other health officers understand
much about the SSC practice.
Dissemination of the SSC project results to the hospital board members needs to be
structured properly and direct to the point (Brady, Bulpitt, & Chiarelli, 2014). The policy brief is
an appropriate dissemination tool to be in providing the results of the proposed SSC project.
The use of brief policy tool as an internal method of dissemination is appropriate because
some of the members serving in the hospital's board may not be specialists in the nursing
field, therefore, they need to get only the concept on the implications of SSC in nursing
practices. The strategy applied in the dissemination of project results involves framing the
message in an alternate way to fit the context of nursing practice.
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses comprises of people
advocating for the rights of nurses. This association also regulates all the nursing practices to
ensure that there is no form of malpractice is undertaken in the nursing profession. The press
release is on appropriate external dissemination tool to be used in dispersing providing the
research results (Grassley, & Jones, 2014). the press release is appropriate for this group
because it involves a large number of audience, therefore, making it easier to disseminate the
information without the negative effects that might have been caused the large congregation.
Media is used to disseminate the information on the efficacy of SSC practice in neonatal care,

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therefore, reaching the entire public. It is essential to disseminate the results of the SSC
project to this group because it leads to improvement of overall nursing practices. The best
strategy for disseminating information to this association is using a target communication.
This strategy focuses on a specific segments of audience; improving the interpretation of
project data.

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References
Brady, K., Bulpitt, D., & Chiarelli, C. (2014). An Interprofessional Quality Improvement
Project to Implement Maternal/infant Skin‐to‐Skin Contact during Cesarean
delivery. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 43(4), 488-496.
Grassley, J. S., & Jones, J. (2014). Implementing Skin‐to‐Skin Contact in the Operating
Room Following Cesarean Birth. Worldviews on Evidence
‐Based Nursing, 11(6),
414-416.