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Consider what you have learned about barriers to change - barriers may come from an organization, an individual, or from the research itself. When you think about implementing your EBP project, what barriers might you face? Organization? Individuals (immediate management, coworkers, etc.)? The research (is it unclear, difficult to apply to your current practice area, etc.)?
Possible barriers while implementing an EBP project
Organizational barriers: As long as the current practices are satisfactory, organizations are unwilling to change them. Often, they quote lack of time and resources for not implementing change practices. Other barriers are related to operations like increased workload and lack of adequate access to computers. Further, an authority for change practice like an EBP mentor or champion is required to aid in the effective implementation of EBP.
Research barriers: Lack of access to information on best practices guidelines, inadequate sources for research, inability to understand and implement the existing research are the main research barriers to implementing an EBP project.
Individual barriers: These are the most prominent type of barrier. According to research, physicians are perceived to be the least supportive of implementing an EBP. Many individuals are not even familiar with EBP. Clinical decision making is being guided by basic training which relies on traditional practices and not based on robust evidence. Further nurses are resistant to changing from traditional ritualistic practices to EBP.