Finance for Evidence Based Practice: Nursing Study Report & Analysis

This report focuses on the financial aspects of implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing, specifically within intensive care units (ICUs). The study, funded by the American Nurses Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health, aims to evaluate a stress management program for ICU nurses to reduce burnout and enhance patient care. The report outlines the objectives, which include improving patient outcomes and healthcare quality through EBP. The methodology involves structured interviews with ICU nurses, using the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping by Lazarus and Folkman. The financial considerations involve funding for the program's operational costs, including personnel and digital platform expenses. The significance of the study lies in improving nurse proficiency, patient care, and patient outcomes. The report also includes references to relevant literature on EBP and nurse communication.

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FINANCE FOR EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
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Finance for implementation of evidence based practice
Funded by American Nurses Foundation & National Institute of Mental Health (principal
investigator, nurses, general practitioner; total costs = $1500)
Objectives: Evidence based practice (EBP) is an approach that is performed to enhance the
quality of research, provides evidence in a logical manner (Correa-de-Araujo R, 2016). EBP
focuses on delivering the most effective care with the enhancement of patient outcomes. This
study will evaluate the stress management program of nurses who work in intensive care units in
terms of decreasing the stress and enhancing patient care. The acute stress lowers the work
efficiency of nurses, increases uncharacteristic errors. The clinical importance of this practice is
extensive in providing proper health care, enhancement of its quality, patient experience
involving quality and satisfaction, and improving care process. The funding for EBP is
significant to produce project-related costs as the researcher cannot be paid directly. It also
ensures an appropriate procedure of health services and helps in correct decision-making in
terms of supporting medical care.
Methods: A structured interview will be performed in which a qualitative approach will be
followed (Jamshed S, 2014). Nurses who work in intensive care units will be specified. There
will be one analyst who will take the assessment and complete the entire process. The whole
session will be continued for 3months. At the end of each week, the nurses will be assessed with
that interview to share their feelings, their mental condition, and further improvement they need.
The psychologists will take the help of a theoretical framework, which is the Transactional
Model of Stress and Coping by Lazarus and Folkman (1984). This model will provide strategies
for managing the stressful condition. The entire process will need funding. The food will be
supplied during this whole period. Therefore, money is required for this. The rest of the

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operations will be performed on a digital platform. The monetary factor is fewer in this process
since it is wholly digitalized and not done manually. Hence the labor cost is lower, and the only
people who are required to be paid are the IT experts. Also, the personnel who are conducting
the assessment need to be paid. It still requires a lower cost than having it manually done.
The use of such interview influences opens communication for the nurses (Fakhr-
Movahediet al., 2016). It also lowers stress and motivates healthcare professionals. Hence, they
have better job satisfaction if they were not given any positive motivation. Since the nurses are
much more motivated to do the job, they are capable of administering better quality care to the
patients. This, in turn, lowers the chances of the patient suffering from any error in treatment.
Hence, overall patient care quality improves. This, in turn, results in better patient outcomes as
well as patient safety. Thus, the patients are happier and it increases the patient satisfaction level
of the organization.
This paper has been funded by the American Nurses Foundation and the National
Institute of Mental Health. This is because American Nurses Foundation is responsible for
financing many studies and clinical trials related to nursing. Since the work is focused on the
stress levels and job satisfaction of the nurses in Intensive care units, the National Institute of
Mental Health has been chosen to fund this study.
Significance: The findings may be useful in terms of increasing nurse proficiency in Intensive
Care Units and providing better healthcare in the implementation of evidence based practice.

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