Abstract
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is an evidence-based practice (EBP) standard of care that embraces technology and surgical innovations to refocus many surgical procedures to an ambulatory setting, and decrease surgical inpatient length of stay (LOS). Even though the ERAS protocol includes EBP standardized guidelines, translating it into practice requires planning and stakeholder buy-in. The surgeons wanted to improve their practice with the ERAS protocol and identified the need to collaborate with nursing for successful change. With a nurse educator leading the project in collaboration with a lead surgeon, the team used the Evidence-Based Practice Improvement (EBPI) Model to translate the ERAS protocol into practice. This chapter provides the details about how the team successfully used the EBPI Model to translate the ERAS protocol at a New York hospital to improve the care of surgical patients and discusses the lessons learned about how to enhance that model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Evidence-Based Practice Improvement |
Subtitle of host publication | Merging Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement |
Publisher | Springer Publishing Company |
Pages | 365-391 |
Number of pages | 27 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780826182142 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780826182135 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2024 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing