What are some of the obstacles or barriers to implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing? Explain how at least one of the obstacles you have described could impact the implementation for your EBP project.

NUR 590 Topic 5 DQ 1

Evidence-based practice (EBP) plays a critical role in improving patient outcomes. Through an EBP process, various problems in the clinical setup can be identified, and evidence-supported solutions implemented to solve them. However, in most cases, the implementation of EBP in nursing faces various barriers or obstacles (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2022). The implication is that these barriers or obstacles have to be overcome if the process has to be successful. Several barriers exist. One of the barriers is the potential lack of support from the organizations. Organizational leadership can fail to support EBP implementation due to various reasons (Alqahtani et al., 2022). For example, there is the fear of the unknown and resistance to a potential change due to a lack of knowledge. Implementation of EBP may also require resources such as financial resources. However, inadequate resources can impact the implementation process negatively. The next potential barrier to EBP implementation is inadequate knowledge among the nurses tasked with the implementation process. The implementation process may be a complex process that requires adequate knowledge. However, nurses may, at times, lack such knowledge leading to failure in the EBP implementation.

Another potential barrier to EBP implementation is the lack of sufficient time for implementation. Sometimes an identified problem may call for a faster resolution. Unfortunately, the EBP process usually takes time. As such, in the face of such inadequate time, there are higher chances that the EBP implementation may fail (Boswell & Cannon, 2022). As earlier indicated, it is important to overcome such obstacles or barriers for a successful implementation of EBP. One mentioned obstacle is a lack of knowledge or uncertainty regarding the EBP process, which includes a lack of adequate knowledge in areas such as appraising and critiquing literature relevant to the clinical problem to be addressed. This obstacle can negatively impact the implementation of my proposed EBP since it can lead to the identification of weak evidence or irrelevant evidence hence leading to the failure of the EBP implementation.

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References

Alqahtani, J. M., Carsula, R. P., Alharbi, H. A., Alyousef, S. M., Baker, O. G., & Tumala, R. B. (2022). Barriers to implementing evidence-based practice among primary healthcare nurses in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional Study. Nursing Reports, 12(2), 313-323. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fnursrep12020031

Boswell, C., & Cannon, S. (2022). Introduction to nursing research: Incorporating evidence-based practice. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2022). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Topic 5 DQ 1

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What are some of the obstacles or barriers to implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing? Explain how at least one of the obstacles you have described could impact the implementation for your EBP project.