Funding Proposal

Fiscal Year 2014-2015

Title of Project:Increased Utilization of Evidence Based Practice Resource Center

Originating Home Group Area: Practice and Policy

Overall Project Goal: Promote utilization of evidence based practice and increase visibility of North Dakota produced resources.

Overall Outcome Measures: # of ND education programs, health care facilities and other organizations submitting resources, # of web hits and visitors, # of resource downloads, # of video views

Brief Summary of Need for Project:The Evidence Based Practice Resource Center is designed to be an online portal to assist all nurses in providing state-of-the-art care through providing an avenue for the nursing community to share best practice and research information. includes multiple resources including links to NDBON practice statements, critically appraised topics (CATs) from ND nursing students, research abstracts, links to Agency for Healthcare and Quality Clinician Summaries, federal documents, online articles and website and links to evidence based practice resource centers.

Current Status and Outcomes from Year One of Project:In addition to determining new resources to add to the collection posted online, the project has worked to determine a set of strategies to increase the utilization of the website. This includes posting of materials and viewing the materials to include in practice. The website has been promoted through regular sections in the ND Center for Nursing enewsletter, the development of a home page banner to direct traffic to the site, a fact sheet and presentations at targeted meetings to increase awareness of the website. The number of Evidence Based Practice website hits from July – Dec., 2013 totaled 5,338. The group is in the process of putting together an introductory video that would introduce the website and feature the importance of evidence based practice through short interviews with nursing leaders who have used evidence based practice in their practice.

Plans for Year 2 of Project:The group will focus on the development of a set of complimentary videos that outline the steps involved in developing a PICOT. This includes asking the question, finding the evidence, appraising results for validity and usefulness, and putting the information together into a CAT. The videos will be accompanied by a set of resources/worksheets to help guide nurses through the process. The website will also be reorganized to reflect the steps. In addition, several health care facilities and education programs will receive targeted assistance in using the website and encouraged to post their completed CATs and other resources. The project will also involve piloting an interactive component of the website and possibly utilizing student interns to assist.

Year / Annual Goal / Annual Estimated
Personnel Expenses / Annual Estimated
Operating Expenses / Annual Estimated Revenue and Source / Annual
Estimated In-Kind Contributions
2014-2015 / Continue to post resources on website, develop video series, target organizations, pilot interactive component. / ED- 15% FTE
CC- 5% FTE / Fact sheet and other marketing costs $500 / In-kind time
2015-2016 / Continue to post resources on website. Evaluate effectiveness of website and determine changes. / ED- 5% FTE
CC- 5% FTE / Fact sheet and other marketing costs $500 / In-kind time

2014-2015 Budget Summary

Annual Estimated
Personnel Expenses / Annual Estimated
Operating Expenses / Total Program Expenses / Estimated Revenue / Net Program Cost
$17,447.90 / $1,500 / $18,947.90 / $9,500 / $9,447.90

2014-2015 Workplan: Group Meetings in August, October, December, March

Year/Annual Goal / Activities / Month/Responsible Person(s) / Activity Completion Status
Continue to post resources on website. / Post new resources from ND groups and national entities on website. Link to new resources in monthly enewsletter / Ongoing
Patricia / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Develop video series to promote use of PICO method and increase utilization of website. / Develop draft slides/materials for a series of videos on the steps in developing a PICO with accompanying forms/handouts. / April- August
PICO subgroup
Patricia / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Re-organize website to reflect PICO steps. / July-September
Patricia / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Videotape presenters and examples of the use of PICO. Compile online presentations and post on website. / May-September
Kyle / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Launch new website and videos at October Research Symposium and through electronic media. / October / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Target 5 health care facilities and/or education programs to present opportunities to post PICO and other resources to website. / Develop list of 5 organizations to target and contact individual. / October
Workgroup / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Contact each organization and offer to present and/or provide materials including fact sheet about website. / October-November
Patricia / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Pilot interactive formats for website. / Explore possible interactive components such as sending in questions and having completed PICOs in newsletter or posting questions to facebook, smartphone app, etc. Possibly incorporate student interns. / September-October
Workgroup / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Develop pilot test for one or more interactive component and implement. / October- January
Patricia and Workgroup / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Evaluate and determine whether to continue or explore another interactive component. / February-March
Patricia and Workgroup / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
2015-2016
Continue to post resources on website.
Evaluate effectiveness of website and determine changes needed.