Master Walden University NURS 6052 Week 1 Assignment on analyzing evidence-based practice impact on Quadruple Aim for top nursing student performance.

NURS 6052 Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice

Week 1 Assignment: Evidence-Based Practice and the Quadruple Aim

Healthcare organizations continually seek to optimize healthcare performance. For years, this approach was a three-pronged one known as the Triple Aim, with efforts focused on improved population health, enhanced patient experience, and lower healthcare costs.

Recent shifts emphasize integrating clinician well-being to support sustainable care delivery.

More recently, this approach has evolved to a Quadruple Aim by including a focus on improving the work life of healthcare providers. Each of these measures are impacted by decisions made at the organizational level, and organizations have increasingly turned to EBP to inform and justify these decisions.

To Prepare:

• Read the articles by Sikka, Morath, & Leape (2015); Crabtree, Brennan, Davis, & Coyle (2016); and Kim et al. (2016) provided in the Resources.
• Reflect on how EBP might impact (or not impact) the Quadruple Aim in healthcare.
• Consider the impact that EBP may have on factors impacting these quadruple aim elements, such as preventable medical errors or healthcare delivery.

To Complete:

Write a brief analysis (no longer than 2 pages) of the connection between EBP and the Quadruple Aim.

Your analysis should address how EBP might (or might not) help reach the Quadruple Aim, including each of the four measures of:

• Patient experience
• Population health
• Costs
• Work life of healthcare providers

Current research from 2026 shows growing evidence linking EBP to reduced burnout among nurses.

The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The sample paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

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For the analysis, evidence-based practice enhances patient experience through tailored interventions that improve satisfaction scores. Population health benefits from EBP by promoting preventive measures that reduce disease prevalence in communities. Addressing costs, EBP implementations often lead to more efficient resource use, cutting unnecessary expenses over time.

• Sikka, R., Morath, J.M. and Leape, L. (2015) The quadruple aim: care, health, cost and meaning in work. BMJ Quality & Safety, 24(10), pp. 608-610. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004160.
• Crabtree, E., Brennan, E., Davis, A. and Coyle, A. (2016) Improving patient care through nursing engagement in evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 13(2), pp. 172-175. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12126.
• Kim, S.C., Stichler, J.F., Ecoff, L., Brown, C.E., Gallo, A.M. and Davidson, J.E. (2016) Predictors of evidence-based practice implementation among hospital-based nurses. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 13(5), pp. 353-360. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12162.
• Melnyk, B.M. and Gallagher-Ford, L. (2022) Implementing the new essential evidence-based practice competencies in real-world clinical and academic settings: Still an uphill climb but there’s a path forward. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 19(5), pp. 345-347. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12607.
• Bodenheimer, T. and Sinsky, C. (2014) From triple to quadruple aim: Care of the patient requires care of the provider. Annals of Family Medicine, 12(6), pp. 573-576. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1713.