Answer 3 for NUR 590 What are some of the obstacles or barriers to implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing?
Evidence-based practice plays a crucial role in the promotion of safety, quality, and efficiency outcomes in nursing care. Nurses constantly explore sources of evidence-based data to inform their decision-making in the care process. The implementers of evidence-based practices often encounter obstacles or barriers in the process. One of the barriers or obstacles is the lack of institutional support and supervision. Successful implementation of evidence-based practices require financial, human resources, materials, and supervision support from the organization. The practice site may not provide the adequate support needed for the effective use of the automated fall detection technology for patient care. The other barrier is lack of training. Limited or lack of training results in the inadequate knowledge and skills for the implementation of evidence-based interventions. Lack of training for the nurses who will use the automated fall detection and prevention technology may result in suboptimal outcomes. The other barrier is nurses’ lack of skills and knowledge in the use of evidence-based practice interventions. The ability of nurses to translate evidence into their practice is crucial determinant of successful implementation of evidence-based practices in nursing (Alatawi et al., 2020; Li et al., 2019). The additional obstacles include nurses’ attitude towards evidence-based practice, time restriction, and unsupportive organizational culture.
One of the obstacles that may affect the implementation of my evidence-based practice project is lack of knowledge among nurses on translating evidence into practice. Most of the nurses have limited experience in the implementation of evidence-based practices in their respective roles. Some of them have never experienced the use of automated fall detection and prevention technologies in their practice. This lack may hinder the implementation process, hence, the need for interventions such as training them on translating evidence into practice. The other potential obstacle to the evidence-based practice project is inadequate institutional support. The organization currently experiences challenges in addressing its different competing needs. The competing needs affect the distribution of scarce resources, which may affect the resources available for the acquisition of fall detection and prevention technology (Shayan et al., 2019). Therefore, anticipatory measures will be adopted to minimize the potential effect of these barriers in the implementation process.
References
Alatawi, M., Aljuhani, E., Alsufiany, F., Aleid, K., Rawah, R., Aljanabi, S., & Banakhar, M. (2020). Barriers of Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Profession: A Literature Review. American Journal of Nursing Science, 9, 35. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20200901.16
