The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare is evolving its offerings to sharpen its focus on implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practices to reduce the research-to-practice gap and improve outcomes for patients, clinicians and healthcare systems.
Molly McNett, PhD, RN, CNRN, FNCS, FAAN assumes leadership of the Fuld National Institute for EBP as associate dean for evidence-based practice and implementation science at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, which hosts the Fuld Institute.
“Over the last 14 years, this organization has set a strong foundation of excellence and impact in the evidence-based practice movement,” McNett said. “As we develop future offerings of the Fuld Institute to meet the needs of our healthcare partners, we have that foundation at the forefront of our thinking as we continue to offer the advocacy, expertise and practical tools for which the Fuld Institute has been known.”
McNett formerly served as assistant director of the Implementation Science Core of the Fuld Institute. Her research centers on identifying and implementing best practices for acute care management of patients with complex critical care and neurological injuries. Dr. McNett is an established implementation scientist, with more than 20 years’ experience leading healthcare teams through the process of implementation and sustainability of practice changes in healthcare systems. She works with interdisciplinary research teams to investigate optimal methods for implementing best practices, with current funding from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the National Institutes of Health and the United States Department of Defense. Dr. McNett is also a GRADE-trained methodologist who has led and participated in evidence-based guideline development and implementation for more than a decade. She routinely leads interdisciplinary task forces nationally to integrate key components of research, implementation science, evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives into healthcare settings to improve outcomes for patients.