Authors

  1. Halm, Margo A. PhD, RN, NEA-BC
  2. Alway, Ann MS, RN, CNS, CNRN
  3. Bunn, Sandra MSN, CNS-PP, ACNS-BC, CDE, BC-ADM
  4. Dunn, Nancy MS, RN
  5. Hirschkorn, Michelle MSN, RNC-OB, CNS
  6. Ramos, Becky MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, SCRN
  7. St. Pierre, Jeanne MN, RN, GCNS-BC, FGNLA, FNGNA

Abstract

In our journey from Magnet designation to a Lean hospital, a team of advanced practice nurses, a nurse scientist, and Lean specialists developed a crosswalk of evidence-based practice (EBP) with Lean to explicitly embed the use of evidence in our organization's 4-step problem-solving method. Once finalized, the blended Lean-EBP model now guides improvement work as highlighted in the example of updating our practice for frequency of changing peripheral intravenous catheters.