NURS 6052 EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT, PART 4: RECOMMENDING AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CHANGE Introduction & Purpose of Presentation

NURS 6052 EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT, PART 4: RECOMMENDING AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CHANGE

Introduction & Purpose of Presentation

Evidence-based projects and interventions are critical in improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes (Melnyk et al., 2022). Access to mental healthcare services, especially in the rural and remote locations is critical to addressing the current mental health crisis in the United States. Leveraging technologies like telehealth can enhance access to mental health services. Organizations should be ready to implement changes aimed at increasing access to mental healthcare, including leveraging technologies like telehealth and telemedicine. The essence of this presentation to describe an EBP idea for change focusing in enhancing mental health access in rural and remote areas for underserved minority and vulnerable populations like those with mobility issues due to age and disabilities. The presentation demonstrates that through such technologies, healthcare facilities can enhance care delivery and meet diverse patient needs, especially the underserved populations, and reduce stigmatization.

Organizational Culture and Readiness for Change

The organization is a diverse mental health center in rural part of the United States and caters to diverse patient populations. The organizational culture focuses on enhanced care delivery through training and equipping nurses with relevant skills to deliver quality care. Readiness for change comprise a learning and change belief among employees that such interventions lead to better patient outcomes and quality of care. Readiness for change indicates a positive and learning mindset among employees focused on integrating the best practices to attain quality care outcomes (Melnyk et al., 2022). Readiness also shows the level of mental, psychological, and physical preparedness among employees to implement change using appropriate change models and leveraging organizational culture. Employees in tha facility are committed and loyal to the setting, highly motivated and profession. Because of its status, the facility embraces learning, change, and implementing new strategies to care like value-based care (Planey et al., 2022). As such, the organization is ready for change through new interventions to improve access to mental health care services.