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Running Head: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROPOSAL – SECTION E
Evidence-Based Practice Proposal – Section D: Solution Description
Dana Gill
Grand Canyon University
March 10, 2019

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Running Head: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROPOSAL – SECTION E
Evidence-Based Practice Proposal – Section E: Change Model
Implementation Model: The Model for Improvement
The EBP will use The Model for Improvement to implement the desired change to
improve hand hygiene at BEMC. The model was developed in the 1980s and is a framework for
improvement based on an iterative, trial-and-learning approach (Langley et al., 2009). The
Model for Improvement allows for an intervention to be gradually modified and tailored to the
uniqueness of the facility where the change is to take place (Langley et al., 2009). The IHI
recommends using The Model for Improvement in healthcare organizations where it has been
used successfully to improve numerous QI initiatives, including hand hygiene (IHI, 2006). This
model consists of two components: answering three fundamental questions and the plan-do-
study-act (PDSA) cycle.
Design
The Model for Improvement utilized three fundamental questions: What are we trying to
accomplish? How will we know that a change is an improvement? What changes can we make
that will result in improvement? The design for planning, implementation, and evaluation of the
evidence-based initiative was based on these questions.
“What are we trying to accomplish?” This question assists with setting goals (IHI, 2018).