Failure to implement practices based on the best available evidence is one cause. A lack of knowledge and skills, budget constraints and inadequate resources are some of the reasons, in turn, that hospitals cite for not implementing nursing care based on evidence. Findings from the same study showed that many nurse executives believe in the core tenets of care based on the best scientific findings, but they are not employing them. There’s a disconnect here. Instead, habit rules the day – and sometimes that leads to bad outcomes.
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