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An evidence-based practice committee exists to ensure patients are being provided high-quality care that is based on factual evidence. This committee gathers and analyzes data, looks at patient outcomes and trends and based on that information, works to change or develop new methods to improve patient care. “Evidence-based practice provides a strategy to ensure that nursing care reflects the most up-to-date knowledge available” (Masters, 2017, p. 255). The idea that we do it a certain way because we have always done it that way, is completely opposite of evidence-based practice.

I have just completed a year on my first hospital committee. Joining a committee was not a personal desire; however, I was strongly encouraged by management. I am now the Magnet Champion for our Heart and Vascular department. Being on the Magnet Committee was actually very time consuming. We held meetings in order to learn what evidence-based research and projects were taking place in our hospital, became familiar with our professional practice model and nurse caring model and then did poster fairs, created resource binders and were accountable for the education of our peers. I have worked at the same hospital for five years and yet learned the most in just one year on this committee. In the end, we received our Magnet re-designation.

Within Brenner’s Model I feel that I am between the Proficient and Expert Practitioner. I say this with some reluctance because I know there are always opportunities to learn and grow and at times I wish I could just focus on my own patient load. In my current outpatient unit, however, with only three nurses working at a time, I find myself being aware of the care of every patient on the floor. Physician’s and management know they can ask me regarding what is happening on the unit at any given time and I am often a resource to my coworkers when there is a clinical question. I make decisions regarding work flow and know when to advise coworkers to step outside of the normal orders to request for an exception from the physician. I have recently realized that I take on more than is required or even asked of me. I am working to step back yet it seems to be difficult when people keep looking to me as a resource. I am attempting to find balance with work, school and other responsibilities.

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