Unit Leadership and Climates for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation in Acute Care: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.

Critical attention is needed to build organizational capacity for evidence-based practices through development of unit leadership and climate for evidence-based practice to accelerate routine use of evidence-based practices for improving care delivery and patient outcomes. The three instruments described herein provide a foundation for nurse leaders to assess these dynamic context factors and design interventions or programs where there is opportunity for improvement.