ASPAN and the Organizational EBP Vision: Synergistic Opportunities for Perianesthesia Nurses

Abstract

Health care organizations and the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) both have set a goal to promote quality by providing evidence-based nursing care. This shared goal provides a synergistic opportunity for ASPAN members to align with the organizational vision by incorporating evidence-based standards into practice and by answering important perianesthesia clinical questions. The purpose of this article is to discuss the forces that foster the health care organization's goals to implement evidence-based practice within their setting and to consider strategies for how ASPAN and ASPAN members can combine efforts with the health care organizational vision.