Achieving Practice Excellence: Synergy of Evidence-Based Practice with Quality-Improvement Tools

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Practice excellence can be achieved by rising together and applying synergistic principles from evidence-based practice (EBP) frameworks and quality improvement (QI) methods. This session provides advanced knowledge, shares user-friendly approaches and shares practice-based examples that achieved meaningful practice improvements when both EBP and QI principles are used synergistically.

Objectives

Examine the intersection of evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI) tools which can be used to advance practice excellence.
Determine the benefits of combining an EBP framework with QI initiatives.
Identify two strategies to overcome challenges for successful implementation of EBP and QI initiatives in the clinical setting.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity. Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.