The Mountain Model for Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Initiatives
Julee Waldrop, Jayne Jennings Dunlap
Abstract
ABSTRACT: This article introduces the Mountain Model, the first conceptual model for evidence-based practice quality improvement (EBPQI) initiatives. The Mountain Model merges modern evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI) paradigm principles into a unified conceptual framework with the goal of disseminating and sustaining EBPQI projects across health care and related settings. The model was developed within the nursing discipline, but is designed for transdisciplinary implementation through interprofessional teams.
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Conceptual modelQuality managementQuality (philosophy)Evidence-based practiceProcess managementKnowledge managementHealth careManagement scienceComputer scienceMedicineBusinessPolitical scienceEngineeringOperations managementAlternative medicineManagement systemPhilosophyEpistemologyLawDatabasePathologyHealth Sciences Research and EducationNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationInterprofessional Education and Collaboration