Abstract
Professional organizations have a role in maintaining a healthy profession. Despite the significance of American Nurses Association (ANA) Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice document as a preeminent guide for nurses, little is known about its diffusion and adoption in nursing practice. Members of ANA Committee on Nursing Practice Standards developed and administered a national survey to generate new knowledge on diffusion characteristics of the document using Rogers’ diffusion of innovation model. A total of 1679 participants were included in the descriptive and content analysis. Despite high agreement levels among respondents regarding the purpose of and need for the document, findings revealed that the document was not widely diffused or adopted. Awareness, the first criteria for diffusion, was found to be both a barrier and a needed strategy. Observability, a key component for adoption, had a low agreement level for making a difference in one’s own and a peer’s practice.
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