Change in Nursing Practice

[readi]

Hello everybody! This is my first post to allnurses.com!

I searched old postings and could not find anything pertaining to what I would like to ask-

I am doing a paper for one of my classes and it is is an area where we need to write if we would support change in nursing practice. I have a lot of evidence in my research topic area that supports some changes/ additions to nursing care dealing with my topic. I also want to propose a hospital program which would be, of course, nurse led.

Okay, here's the actual question:

Would it be appropriate to include the implementation of a program as a change in nursing practice, per se? I am sorry to be so generic. I guess what the question is, is what constitutes a change in nursing practice?

Thank you, in advance for any help you might provide in this matter.

BTW, I also want to say that I have been reading allnurses for so long and I am truly saddened at the loss of Daytonite. She was so caring, and you could tell by all she put into her posts.

[dazyRN]

Things are constantly changing in nursing. If you want to implement a change in your research paper I think that would be appropiate if the topic is legit. You can't just have an idea pop-up in your head and say "Oh, I think that would be a good idea so therefore lets make the change". Do some research on it, present your idea to the board and tell them why you think it is a good idea and why it will be an improvement. Will it make things easier for the nurses and will it help enough to make a difference? Also you have to weigh the pros and cons of the change. There is a lot to consider. Make a list of the questions you should consider.

[readi]

Hi dazy! Thank you for your reply.

Everything is evidence based. I have a ton of articles which support what I am proposing. I guess what I am really asking is, is implementing a new program which is nurse lead and will lead to better patient outcomes, would this be considered a change in nursing practice?

I thought I would pose this question tonight to see what everyone comes up with. I am going to meet with my instructor Tues. I think face to face it will be easier to explain my situation.

Thanks for the help, though.

[dazyRN]

Be sure to be able to answer their questions about it. They will want details. Evidenced based will definetly pull some weight in that discussion.

[readi]

Thank you. Pretty much the paper is done. It's 6 pages (I wanted to go on a little longer, but 6 pages was the max for the body) and I have 6 nursing references and 8 references from other health disciplines. I wish I could just actually talk to someone right now and explain myself. It was so hard to try to find the words to even open a new thread. But I thank you for trying to share some of your wisdom!