MTMC vice president and chief nursing officer Michael Bratton (second from right) presents a check to MTSU School of Nursing professors Carolyn Hix, Dr. Lynn C. Parsons and Debra Sullivan for a recent educational conference for health-care providers.
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Nurses from Middle Tennessee Medical Center recently attended an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) conference hosted by the Middle Tennessee State University School of Nursing. The conference shared the latest in scientific nursing discoveries and how these discoveries have translated into best practices for nursing professionals.
“On a daily basis, nurses, physicians and other professional health-care providers are challenged to care for patients using the latest information. There is an urgent need for clinicians to translate research evidence into best practices in a time-efficient manner for the health of the community and nation,” said Dr. Lynn Parsons, professor and director of MTSU’s School of Nursing. “The Evidenced-Based Practice model ultimately offers better patient outcomes, and, in turn, shorter hospital stays.”
The EBP workshop guides leaders of local health-care facilities and the faculty members at MTSU School of Nursing in developing the ability to become critical consumers of research and translate evidence into practice. Kathleen White, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, an associate professor and director of the master’s program at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, facilitated the workshop. White helped develop the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice model and guidelines.
“MTMC donated $6,250 to the MTSU School of Nursing to help cover the cost of the conference,” said Michael Bratton, vice president of patient-care services and chief nursing officer at MTMC. “MTMC and the School of Nursing are long-term community partners and are equally committed to high quality nursing education.”
Additional contributions were made by the Tennessee Nurses Association District 15, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society Xi Alpha Chapter and the School of Nursing Alumni Association. |
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