Description

What is evidence-based nursing practice? Why is it important to nephrology? What is all the commotion about anyway? This session provides an exciting glimpse into evidence-based practice. Taking research, analyzing it, and using it can positively impact the care and practice that nephrology nurses provide to patients.

Contact hours available until 4/24/2015

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.

Faculty, Planners and Authors Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee: Kristin Larson – Consultant, Nephrology Clinical Solutions; Employee, Affymax; Other financial support, Kristin M. Larson, RN, MSN, LLC; Sandy Bodin – Employee, Affymax; Dawn Koonkongsatian – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care; Elizabeth St. John - Employee, Fresenius Medical Care

Presenter(s) have no disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declare.

Non-Endorsement of Products:
Accreditation of activities for contact hours does not imply approval or endorsement of any product, advertising, or educational content by ANNA or the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.

Objectives:
• Define evidence-based nursing.
• Explain the steps in evidence-based nursing practice.
• Identify at least two ways to improve communication between the nurse researcher and nurse clinician when sharing research data.

Speaker(s):

• Rowena W. Elliott, PhD, RN, CNN, AGNP-C, GS-C, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, Associate Clinical Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing