Abstract

PEDRO GOMEZ, Joan Ernest de  and  MORALES ASENCIO, José Miguel. Health care organizations: favouring or hindering the practise of evidence based nursing?. Index Enferm [online]. 2004, vol.13, n.44-45, pp.26-31. ISSN 1699-5988.

This paper is intended to provide a critical reflection about how organizations influence the nursing clinical practice development. There is an increasing evidence in nursing science and a positioning of Health care Organizations is needed for promoting a  statement in order to change the current nursing practice models, because of their impact on health outcomes.  Health Organizations have to leave out of date practice models that do not help to excellence in nursing. Research results implementation is a crucial issue in this purpose, for a better defining of nursing services and human resources. Health Organizations must establish the conditions for an integrated care model, with symmetric collaboration among professionals. If this position is not reached, the nursing potential can be underestimated and underdeveloped, precisely, in a continuous changing environment, with raising demands on health and dependency. Health Organizations must be directed to nursing practice models implementation research-orientated, supported in evidence-based nursing, as essential component of quality of care.