Abstract
Pediatric nurses play an essential role in translating research into best practices, thereby improving the quality of child and family health outcomes, as well as the quality of everyday practice. TRANSLATINGRESEARCHEVIDENCE into best clinical practices enhances the quality of pediatric nursing practice by improving child and family health outcomes. Given that the role of pediatric nurses is to promote the health and welfare of children and their families through excellent patient care (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2011), pediatric nurses are in a unique position to improve clinical practice. Excellence in pediatric nursing is achieved through the translation of research to guide clinical practice for children and their families (Christian, 2011). Evidence-based practice is the integration of best evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences in clinical decision making (Polit & Beck, 2012) and then translation of clinical research into everyday practice (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2011). Thus, best practices for pediatric nursing improve the quality of care for children and their families (Christian, 2012). Moreover, pediatric nurses play an essential role in translating research evidence into clinical practice to improve the quality of care for children and their families. In this issue of the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, six articles demonstrate the essential role of pediatric nurses in translating research into best practices for improving child and family health outcomes:
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