The '''ACE STAR Model of Knowledge Transformation''' © is a framework for the systematic integration of evidence into practice.<ref>Stevens, K.R. (2004). ''ACE Star Model of EBP: Knowledge Transformation''. Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice. The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. www.acestar.uthscsa.edu</ref> The STAR Model is composed of five major stages: knowledge discovery, evidence summary, translation into practice recommendations, integration into practice, and evaluation. The model is one of the most commonly used frameworks that have shaped evidence-based nursing.<ref>Keele, R.K (2012)Implementing Evidence-Based Nursing: An Overview. In Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice.</ref>
The model was developed by Dr. Kathleen Stevens at the Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice located at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.<ref>Spector, N. Evidence-Based Health Care in Nursing Regulation. www.ncsbn.org. Accessed 16 August 2012.</ref> The model has been represented in many nursing textbooks, used as part of an intervention to increase EBP competencies, and as a framework for instruments measuring EBP readiness.
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151215093413/http://www.acestar.uthscsa.edu/ Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice]
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