Kaiser Permanente Nursing: Nursing Pathways (2024)

WWelcome to the National Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice page. This page and subpages are designed to support and connect nursing research--including interprofessional research—and Evidence-Based Practice efforts across Kaiser Permanente.

Kaiser Permanente's 59,000+ nurses make up the largest segment of the organization's workforce and account for countless direct interactions with patients and members across all practice settings. Care at Kaiser Permanente aims to be evidence-based and we are committed to conducting the research necessary to inform the evidence. We also want to maintain and reignite nurses' passion for science, clinical inquiry, and discovery by conducting original studies and reviewing published evidence to inform and improve practice. Via these webpages and our collective publications, we document and communicate the value of nursing research; the systematic and rigorous study and evaluation of nursing practice and nursing-sensitive indicators; and the impact of nursing on patient care and resulting outcomes.

An excellent, short video on the importance of research and evidence-based practice (EBP) skills for nurses.

Tools and Templates

Inter-Regional

• Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (KFRI)
• Center for Effectiveness & Safety Research (CESR)
• Health Research in the News
• KP Health Research

Links & Resources

• Academy for Evidence-Based Practice: Mining the Evidence

Templates & Examples

• Southern California Nursing Research Committee Charter

• Nursing Partnerships in Research and Quality Improvement Within a Large Integrated Health Care System
  Hannah J. Jang, PhD, MSN, RN; Daniel Weberg, PhD, RN; Catherine Dower, JD
  October 2018

• Small Grants Play a Vital Role in Research and EBP to Benefit the Communities In Which We Live and Work
  Gretchen J. Summer-Gafford, PhD, RN, Director & Research Scientist
  Northern California Nursing Research - Community Benefit
  Kaiser Permanente Nurse Scholars Academy
  August 2018
• KP National Nursing Research Presentation
  June, 2017
• Difference between Research, EBP, and Performance Improvement
  Confused about the differences and similarities between research, evidence-based practice, and performance improvement/quality improvement? Clink on this link and go the the Academy of Evidence-Based Practice website for an out of this world presentation. Nurses and other healthcare professional can use this presentation to begin exploring the Wonderful Worlds of QI/PI, EBP, and research, with detailed explanations and examples regarding each planet and their solar systems.

Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice Dashboard

REBP	Southern California	Hawaii	North West	Colorado	Mid Atlantic	Georgia	Northern California	Washington
Regional Nursing Research Council/Committee			9/16/16		6/10/15			9/18/18
RN on Regional IRB						3/2019

Annual Totals of KP Nurse Publications and Presentations

Kaiser Permanente Nursing Research

• Southern California Nursing Research
• Northern California Nursing Research

Institutional Review Boards (IRB)

• Colorado
• Mid-Atlantic States
• Northern California (KPNC Research Support)
• Northwest (Northwest Research Compliance)
  • KPNW
  • KPWA
• Southern California
  

Kaiser Permanente Library Resources

• Clinical Library, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
• kPLibraries: Ask a Librarian

• Division of Research (DOR), Kaiser Permanente Northern California
• Center for Health Research (CHR), Kaiser Permanente Northwest (also covers Hawaii)
• Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute (MAPRI)
• Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
• Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California (SCPMG Research Evaluation)
  
• Center for Clinical and Outcomes Research, Kaiser Permanente Georgia
• KP Washington Health Research Institute

Academy of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

The Academy of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) provides linkages across the academic-to-service and research-to-practice divides through an innovative interprofessional collaborative partnership. The Academy seeks to fulfill this mission and vision through a unique academic-service partnership, educational and evidence resources, and the generation and dissemination of integrative reviews. The partnership emphasizes the development of its members into a team of expert reviewers and consultants. The collaborative is supported and sponsored by the Kaiser Permanente SCAL Regional Nursing Research Program. Ultimately, the Academy of EBP strives to advance nursing practice through the examination and dissemination of evidence, including research findings, in order to answer clinical questions and positively impact patient outcomes.

See Mining the Evidence for an extremely useful tool developed by the academy

The kpLibrarians have created a new virtual guide on creating posters and presentations, which is useful for:

• finding information about how to develop and deliver presentations and poster sessions,
• accessing resources to use when creating posters/presentations,
• finding citation guidelines and resources,
• checking out books to help with building memorable presentations and honing public speaking skills