Evidence Based Practice Reflection
Evidence-based practice has not been a topic that interested me personally and was initially somewhat over-whelming. This class has changed my perception.
Several years ago, I was the Director of Nursing for the Women’s Center in a small rural hospital. I was asked to take this position based on my experience as a nurse and report with the physicians and my co-workers; I had no experience as a director or manager. I had no idea that policies and procedures should be based on evidence-based practice. We revised old policies and developed new ones based on skills books or opinions of the nurses and physicians. We often “borrowed” policies from larger hospitals. Thinking back, I can’t believe how we even practiced nursing. This course
Several years ago, I was the Director of Nursing for the Women’s Center in a small rural hospital. I was asked to take this position based on my experience as a nurse and report with the physicians and my co-workers; I had no experience as a director or manager. I had no idea that policies and procedures should be based on evidence-based practice. We revised old policies and developed new ones based on skills books or opinions of the nurses and physicians. We often “borrowed” policies from larger hospitals. Thinking back, I can’t believe how we even practiced nursing. This course