# The benefits of nursing professional governance nursing research and evidenced-based practice councils for new graduate nurses

## TL;DR

New graduate nurses can contribute to nursing governance and evidence-based practice councils, helping improve patient care and professional growth.

## Contribution

This paper explores how new graduate nurses can be engaged in professional governance and evidence-based practice from the start of their careers.

## Key findings

- New graduate nurses can provide fresh insights into patient care and nursing workflow.
- Early education on evidence-based practice can establish a standard of excellence in nursing.
- Involving new nurses in governance and research promotes professional and personal growth.

## Abstract

New graduate nurses are an untapped population for nursing professional governance and nursing research and evidenced-based practice councils. New graduate nurses can offer new insights into the management of patient care and nursing workflow. By educating new graduate nurses about the benefits of nursing research and evidence-based practice councils at the start of their careers, an early standard of excellence in the empowerment of applying evidenced-based practice principles to improve patient care quality can occur. This narrative literature inquiry explores new graduate nurses perspective of research and evidence-based practice councils, with the targeted goal of engagement for professional and personal growth as a nurse leader.