Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice with the Iowa Model

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice with the Iowa Model

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice with the Iowa Model

The Iowa Model is one of the several evidence-based practice models that is used to help evaluate resources and ascertain their credibility (Buckwalter et al. 2017). This model can help guide nurses in their implementation of evidence-based strategies of care and achieve high-quality outcomes. The first step in this model is to identify a topic that is triggering a problem. Next, an interdisciplinary team will decide if this problem needs to be fixed by the organization and then come up with ideas and guidelines to decide on ways to implement change. Then, they will work together to retrieve credible resources that can help solve the problem and test out the theories before disseminating the information throughout the organization. This Iowa model can help delineate the problem, evaluate the measures needed to be taken, and then implement that new protocol and evaluate its effectiveness (Buckwalter et al. 2017). In the Vila Health scenario, the hospital administrators, nurse managers, and nurses can all regard this diagnosis as the “problem” that needs to be fixed. Their current preeclampsia treatment protocol may be outdated and needs fresh resources to guide the changing of its infrastructure. The interdisciplinary team will conduct research and evaluate its credibility and then choose treatment options to integrate into the hospital routine. When there is sufficient evidence that the new treatment has merit, the research can be considered successful and the treatment plan shared with the entire organization, or even to other healthcare facilities. A structured evidence-based practice model can succinctly and accurately guide researchers and providers towards a more successful method of treatment in the care of preeclampsia and other diseases.