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Review of a Nursing Journal on an EBP Process:

Together with his colleagues at the University of Washington, Jeffrey R. Harris developed and published an article regarding the most appropriate means for disseminating evidence-based practices. The framework was geared towards spreading evidence-based practices that focus on health promotion. The authors argued that the basis for widespread adoption of evidence-based health promotion practices is mainly dependent on developing and evaluating effective dissemination approaches. Consequently, they created a practical framework based on existing literature on dissemination and their experiences in conducting such practices. The framework is commonly known as the Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) framework, which was developed by the Prevention Research Center at the University of Washington and funded by the Center for Disease Control. CDC funded the development of this evidence-based health promotion framework to carry out research on community-based prevention and management of chronic diseases.

Summary of the Article’s Key Points:

One of the most important points of the publication by Jeffrey R. Harris and his colleagues is the significance of developing and examining effective dissemination approaches in broad adoption of evidence-based, health promotion practices (Harris et. al., 2012). As a result, they developed a framework that would help in the establishment of evidence-based health promotion practices. As a practical structure, the HPRC model is based on literature on dissemination and the individual experiences of the authors in the distribution of evidence-based practices in nursing.

Secondly, the HPRC framework is based some major elements including a close...

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...hat make a considerable difference in patient populations.

Conclusion:

The HPRC framework for evidence-based, health promotion practices provides an effective model for increasing the reach of these practices to patient populations. This framework provides important insights for the dissemination of evidence-based practices in order to enhance the impact of such practices. Notably, the authors have provided clear examples of the use of the model and its outcomes with regards to achieving specific goals. The main factor that contributes to the effectiveness of this framework is close partnerships between the main actors i.e. researchers, disseminating organizations or disseminators, and user organizations. Without close partnerships and collaborated initiatives by these parties, the effectiveness of the dissemination of these practices is significantly affected.