| Summary: | Even though in the corporateworld psychological science has been widely used, the formal
use of evidence-based psychology in important areas of clinical medicine has been scanty
at best. It was the aim of this study to determine the efficacy of a psychologist-led 2-week
nurse educator training on the infection rate in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Materials and methods: In 2007, six senior neonatal nurses underwent a training course
focusing on the retrieval of evidence and knowledge of psychological principles that would
allow them to share the evidence in such a way that evidence is effectively brought into
practice.The course was led by a psychologist.The nurses created and delivered their own
teaching modules, all focused on infection control. The rates of bacteremia, 2 years prior
to intervention were analyzed and compared with the rate following the intervention for
3 years.
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