The staff development instructor is preparing material to introduce th

QUESTION

The staff development instructor is preparing material to introduce the importance of research in nursing practice.

In which order should the instructor explain the behaviors associated with nurses adopting evidence-based practice?
1. The innovation is used regularly
2. An attitude about the innovation is formed
3. Information about an innovation is learned
4. The innovation is either adopted or rejected

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 3, 2, 4, 1

Research on the process of adoption of research-based innovations has used the theory of diffusion of innovation devised by Everett Rogers (2003). According to this theory, a nurse passes through four stages before adopting research-based ideas or practices: 1. Knowledge stage, when a nurse learns about an innovation; 2. Persuasion stage, when a nurse develops a positive or negative attitude about the innovation; 3. Decision stage, when a nurse determines whether to adopt or reject the innovation; and 4. Implementation stage, when the nurse uses the innovation regularly.