Dr. Sandra Holmes has worked in various roles including Nurse Researcher, Director of Nursing, Director of Nursing for Staff Development and Research, Assistant, and Associate Professor. Dr. Holmes worked as an Advanced Practice Nurse for Adult Health and Geriatric services, and as a staff nurse across multiple specialties early in her career. She received her Masters’ and Ph.D. degrees in nursing from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis, TN in 1999, and 2007, respectively. Her bachelor’s degree in nursing was conferred in 1994 from Memphis State University. She entered nursing as a Diploma graduate from the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in 1992. She has multiple publications and presentations. Her research interests include diabetes, gastroparesis, nursing education, and evidence-based practice development. She is active in a number of professional associations and societies. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and listening to music.
Creating and Supporting Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Abstract
Nursing practice continues to develop as patients present with more complex cases, technology advances, and outcome standards increase. Nurses must know more, do more, and be able to achieve more than ever before. The integration of research, clinician experience, and patient values and preferences to achieve preferred outcomes in an efficient, effective, high-quality, safe, resource-saving manner is essential. Nurses must be aware of and have support for the conscientious integration of evidence-based practices when it comes to patient care and ensuring healthy work environments. This presentation outlines core steps needed to support enculturation of the structure and processes needed to gain positive outcomes from the use of evidence-based nursing practice.
