I enjoyed reading your post. I agree that one of the advantages of the Iowa model of EBP is that nurses can implement change. When there is a clinical problem with the patient nurses are the ones to identify them. It can be a burden for a nurse when there are no guidelines to approach and manage a problem. The problem can become a high priority for the nurse if a high percentage of the patients are suffering. The nurse would identify the need for evidenced based protocol to find the solution. When nursing staff is involved in evidenced based practice, it leads to performance improvement, significant patient outcomes, and interest in nursing research (Giomuso. 2014).
