This article explores the nature of strategic leadership and assesses whether a framework
can be established to map the dimensions of strategic leadership. In particular it establishes a …

Background: Clinical practice guidelines are promising tools for closing the research
evidence‐practice gap, yet effective and timely implementation of guidelines into practice remains …

… Brent Davies is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: brent@leadership1.wanadoo.co.uk
Barbara J. Davies is an educational leadership researcher at the University of Hull…

Background: Integration of research evidence into clinical nursing practice is essential for
the delivery of high‐quality nursing care. Leadership behaviours of nurse managers and …

Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. Currently
the educational debate is shifting to focus on how short-term improvements can become …

Background: While the importance of nursing best practice champions has been widely
promoted in the diffusion of evidence‐based practice, there has been little research about their …

This article describes a framework for evaluating and adapting existing practice guidelines
for local use by health care organizations and groups. The framework presents the major …

Objective To determine whether vulnerability factors (confidence with breastfeeding, postpartum
depression, supplementation, and perceived adequacy of support) are associated with …

Background Little is known about the impact of implementing nursing-oriented best practice
guidelines on the delivery of patient care in either hospital or community settings. Methods A …

Background Mentoring as a knowledge translation (KT) intervention uses social influence
among healthcare professionals to increase use of evidence in clinical practice. Aim To …