The healthcare industry is increasingly aware of the importance of nurse engagement. The Nursing Executive Center of the Advisory Board defined nurse engagement as “individuals who are inspired to do their best work, feel personally motivated to hel the larger organization succeed, and are willing to exceed the expected level of effort”. Nurses engaged in their work setting are dedicated, focused, and collaborative. Dis-engagement is present in nurses on a global level. There is evidence-based literature addressing nurses’ work engagement, nurse turnover, teamwork, and workplace incivility. Nursing engagement researchers represent the countries of Australia, Belgium, Cananda, Iran, Italy, Lithuania and the United States. Locally, Carson Tahoe Hospital (CTH) in Carson City, Nevada was the facility chosen for this project. The CTH is a non-profit regional hospital with 240 licensed beds. Specifically, the project focused on the medical oncology nurses’ engagement of this facility. The evidence-based practice (EBP) framework chosen for this scholarly project is the Stetler Evidence Based Practice Model. The theoretical framework applied to the project was the Relational-Culture Theory. This EBP model and theory provided the framework for this scholarly project. The goal of this project was to improve nurse engagement on the medical oncology unit of CTH. Schaufeli and Bakker’s Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES) was used as the evidence-based measurement tool. The UWES scale is proven to be both reliable and valid. Results of this project indicate a statistically positive correlation in nurse and participant engagement. Improved dedication, and vigor components were identified using paired t test. No change was noted in the absorption component of the UWES suing the paired t test. However, using the Wilcoxon nonparametric statistical tests indicated a positive results in all three components of dedication, absorption, and vigor. These results were comparative to those in the literature. In conclusion, this scholarly project, provided CTH Medical Oncology nurses and team, with an opportunity to improve their engagement. Future recommendations will focus on providing the education, team-building, and debriefing to the other team members of the Medical Oncology unit via their staff meetings. In addition, the education, skills, and debriefings will be shared with other departments at Carson Tahoe hospital and network.
