Sacred Cow University: Revealing the Evidence About Intramuscular Injections by Pediatric Nurses in a Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital

Abstract

Every year Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN) members compete for and are rewarded national and regional grants to support their clinical inquiry efforts. The support to raise and probe clinical questions is an important way to advance the practice and science of pediatric nursing. The following project was funded by the 2015 SPN Research and Evidence-Based Grant. Recipients are encouraged to share their clinical inquiry work with the membership through the journal. As novice authors, they are provided with mentoring assistance by the SPN Department editor. The authors provide a clear description of how the initial evidencebased practice process progressed to the next equally important step of changing practice. This project reminds nurses that it is important to challenge accepted practice, ask questions, and read current nursing literature. Practice change endeavors are most powerful and effective when clinical nurses initiate questions and search for ways to improve care.