Methods
Three sources of data were obtained in each case: documentary
data, interview data, and observational data of
organizational context in the form of field notes (Table 1).
This range of data provided the means to triangulate findings
using different sources to provide differing views and
act as a form of validation (Burns & Grove 2001). While
the types of data were the same in each case, the staff interviewed
varied (Table 2). This mainly reflected different
organizational structures and roles locally, but it was also
influenced by the Nurse Directors’ views on which staff
had specific EBPI roles. Interviews were semi-structured
around a topic guide (Table 3) and were tape-recorded and
transcribed. Documentary data, such as local policies and
national reports of Clinical Governance implementation
(of which EBPI is a part), provided contextual information
and was also able to illuminate local dissemination