The ACE STAR Model of Knowledge Transformation © is a framework for the systematic integration of

evidence Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, eviden ...

into practice. The STAR Model is composed of five major stages:

knowledge Knowledge can be defined as awareness of facts or as practical skills, and may also refer to familiarity with objects or situations. Knowledge of facts, also called propositional knowledge, is often defined as true belief that is disti ...

discovery, evidence summary, translation into

practice Practice or practise may refer to: Education and learning * Practice (learning method), a method of learning by repetition * Phantom practice, phenomenon in which a person's abilities continue to improve, even without practicing * Practice-based ...

recommendations, integration into practice, and evaluation. The

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a measure. Models c ...

is one of the most commonly used frameworks that have shaped

evidence-based nursing Evidence-based nursing (EBN) is an approach to making quality decisions and providing nursing care based upon personal clinical expertise in combination with the most current, relevant research available on the topic. This approach is using evi ...

. The model was developed by Dr. Kathleen Stevens at the Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice located at the

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is a public academic health science center in San Antonio, Texas. It is part of the University of Texas System. UT Health San Antonio is the largest health scien ...

.Spector, N. Evidence-Based Health Care in Nursing Regulation. www.ncsbn.org. Accessed 16 August 2012. The model has been represented in many

nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

textbook A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. Schoolbooks are textboo ...

s, used as part of an intervention to increase EBP competencies, and as a framework for instruments measuring EBP readiness.

References

External links

Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice
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