<P> The ACE STAR Model of Knowledge Transformation © is a framework for the systematic integration of evidence into practice . 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 . </P> <P> 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 . 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 . </P>

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