Nurses and other healthcare professionals seek to provide the best possible patient care and are often involved in the creation and monitoring of evidence-based patient care/safety programs. Nursing leaders are in need of user-friendly models and tools to determine the critical elements needed for customized program design, implementation, and evaluation. Various individuals within the SCAL Nursing Research Program have developed the following documents to assist in meeting this need.

These models and tools can be used to conduct a gap analysis to determine if the organizational/unit structures and processes are present to support the initial design/implementation of evidence-based patient care/safety programs or the modification of current programs.

Unless otherwise indicated, all files are in PDF format and will open in a new browser window.

• Evidence-Based Pain Management Program Evaluation Tools
  • Pain Management Program Assessment Analysis Tool (PDF)
  • Pain Management Program Logic Model (PDF)
  • Pain Management Program Gap Analysis Model (PDF)
• Elder Care Program Evaluation
  • Elder Care Program Model- Structural Components (PDF)
  • Elder Care Program Model – Processes and Outcome Components (PDF)
  • Elder Care Program Gap Analysis Tool (Doc)

• Ambulation/Mobility Program Evaluation
  • Ambulation/Mobility Program Model- Structural Components (PDF)
  • Ambulation/Mobility Program Model- Processes and Outcome Components (PDF)
  • Ambulation/Mobility Program Gap Analysis Tool (Doc)

• Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Program Evaluation
  • HAPU Program Model – Ventura County Medical Center/Santa Paula Hospital (PDF)