Authors

  1. Highfield, Martha E. F. PhD, RN
  2. Collier, Andrea MSN, RN-BC
  3. Collins, Mara MSN, RNC-NIC
  4. Crowley, Melanie MSN, RN, CEN

Abstract

Nursing professional development specialists working in community hospitals face significant barriers to evidence-based practice that academic medical centers do not. This article describes 7 years of a multifaceted, service academic partnership in a large, urban, community hospital. The partnership has strengthened the nursing professional development role in promoting evidence-based practice across the scope of practice and serves as a model for others.