Evidence-Based Practice: A Guide to Successful Implementation
Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN is the director of nursing research at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Her role responsibilities include supporting evidence-based practice and developing the clinical nursing research program for the medical center, and supporting nurses' efforts to utilize or conduct research. Her activities include providing consultation, education, technical support, and advice related to research, evidence-based practice, and the evaluation of nursing practices and clinical processes. Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS is the nursing research coordinator at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. She collaborates with the director of nursing research, Suzanne Beyea, in the office of professional nursing to support and facilitate research and evidence-based practice efforts in nursing. Her activities include consultation and assistance with groups and individuals on such topics as online searching, project planning, instrument development, obtaining Institutional Review Board approval, data collection, data analysis, and report writing.