| barriers |
Factors that impede the implementation of or adherence to the uptake and/or sustainability of knowledge. (Feyissa et al., 2019)
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Factors that impede the implementation of or adherence to a change (Feyissa et al., 2019)
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| best practice guideline |
Systematically developed, evidence-based documents that include recommendations for nurses and the interprofessional team, educators, leaders and policy-makers, persons and their families on specific clinical and healthy work environment topics. BPG promote consistency and excellence in clinical care, health policies, and health education, ultimately leading to optimal health outcomes for people and communities and the health system”. (Rey et al., 2018)
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Systematically developed, evidence-based document with recommendations for members of an interprofessional team on clinical and healthy work environment topics. (Rey et al., 2018)
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| Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) |
A longstanding knowledge translation strategy that helps optimize health outcomes at the individual, organizational and health system levels. Sites include health service and academic organizations that formally partner with RNAO – or an approved "Host" organization – to achieve “designation” as a BPSO. The BPSO designation can then be renewed every two years after meeting specific deliverables. The BPSO Program is internationally-renowned and has been proven to trigger evidence-based cultures, improve patient experience and health outcomes, lower cost of care by preventing complications, and enrich staff satisfaction.
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Health or social service and academic organizations that formally partner with RNAO – or an approved "Host" organization as part of a longstanding knowledge translation strategy that helps optimize health outcomes at the individual, organizational and health system levels.
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| bottom-up change |
Informal leaders who, together with others, engage in change for a tangible cause. This contrasts with top-down change which is led by formal leaders typically with authority, power and status. (Alinksy, 1989)
Synonyms: grassroots, people-led
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Informal leaders who, together with others, engage in change for a tangible cause. This contrasts with top-down change which is led by formal leaders typically with authority, power and status. (Alinksy, 1989)
Synonyms: grassroots, people-led
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| boundary spanner |
An individual who has links to other social or organizational networks. (Burbidge, 2017)
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Someone who has links to other social or organizational networks. (Burbidge, 2017)
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