After a practice change has taken place in an organization because of a nurse following evidence-based practice in a task force, which final step should the nurse take?
a. Evaluate
b. Encourage
c. Engage
d. Execute
A
After applying evidence in practice, the next step is to evaluate the effect. Newhouse and White (2011) recommend that to be successful in changing practice within an organization, it is essential to Engage, Educate, Execute, and Evaluate. Engage and execute have already occurred because the change has taken place. Encourage is not a step in the evidence-based process.
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