Abdulqadir J Nashwan
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Title: Translation of evidence into nursing leadership & management
Biography
Biography: Abdulqadir J Nashwan
Abstract
In the past, nurses used to provide clinical care, even though no substantial evidence supported this practice following basic logical assumptions. Usually, Health Care Providers (HCPs) including nurses often follow outdated policies and procedures without questioning their current practices in terms of accuracy, safety, feasibility and applicability. This presentation aims to provide an overview of the applications of translating evidence on leadership and management. Nurses are collaborating with other healthcare providers to develop new and innovative ways to translate evidence into practice to provide the best quality of care while maintaining the highest levels of safety standards. Nursing leaders need to build the infrastructure (policies, processes, resources, etc.) for transfer of knowledge into practice through empowering environment for nurses. Nursing leaders/managers face increasing demands to provide expertise in implementing evidence-based nursing care to meet the healthcare needs of diverse patient populations.