Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 38-41, December 2006

Evidence-Based Practice: Creating the environment for practice excellence

  • Laura Caramanica, RN, PhD

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    • Laura Caramanica, RN, PhD, is the vice president of nursing for Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut.
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  • Joanne Roy, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Joanne Roy, RN, PhD, is a nurse educator at Hartford Hospital.

Creating practice environments that enable registered nurses to achieve clinical excellence is an important role of nurse leaders. Approximately 12 years ago, leaders in service and education in the capitol area of Connecticut established a means to enhance the application of evidence-based nursing practice (EBP) by registered nurses and nursing students.

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PII: S1541-4612(06)00263-1

doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2006.09.009

Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 38-41, December 2006