A journal club as a teaching and learning strategy in nurse teacher education

Abstract

A journal club as a teaching and learning strategy in nurse teacher education A n account of the operation of a journal club in a Postgraduate Certificate in Education course for teachers of nursing is reported here. The paper is based o n three issues: the background to journal clubs, the process involved in the operation of the club concerned, and the expected outcomes. The origins of journal clubs and the reading habits of nurses are considered in the background section through a review of some of the relevant literature. The negotiation involved, the frequency of meetings and the ethos in which they were conducted are discussed in the section on the processes involved. In the final section, both the tangible and personal outcomes are discussed and the conclusion reached is that a journal club is a worthwhile educational activity.lourna! of Advanced hhrsing 19, 572-578

Journal clubs: A two-site case study of nurses' continuing professional development

“…In this case study, journal club affected the self-directed learning of ICU nurses by helping nurses to feel more confident in reading research. These findings corroborated the findings from previous research that had less transparent and rigorous methodologies (Goodfellow, 2004;Sheehan, 1994). However, confidence should be distinguished from competence.…”

“…In fact, the majority of nursing journal club literature merely describes one author's experience with a nursing journal club (Campbell-Fleming et al 2009;Goodfellow, 2004;Kartes & Kamel, 2003;Kirchhoff & Beck, 1995;Luby, Riley, & Towne, 2006;Rich, 2006;Sheehan, 1994;St. Pierre, 2005;Tibbles & Sanford, 1994;Valente, 2003).…”

“…Findings from nursing journal club research suggest that they can improve nurses' confidence in interpreting and appraising research articles and foster a positive attitude towards research (Goodfellow, 2004); establish a regular habit of reading and raise awareness of relevant literature (Sheehan, 1994); increase knowledge (Kartes & Kamel, 2003); and lead to practice changes (St. Pierre, 2005;Kartes & Kamel, 2003;Kirchhoff & Beck, 1995). Furthermore, surveys of satisfaction of participants in journal clubs found positive evaluations from nurses (Campbell-Fleming, Catania, & Courtney, 2009;Sheehan, 1994;St. Pierre, 2005;Valente, 2003).…”

“…Most importantly, there is a lack of investment in EBP among many practicing nurses (Krom et al, 2010;Thompson et al, 2001). Journal clubs are one way to establish "science as conversation" (Wright, 2004), foster a positive attitude towards research (Goodfellow, 2004), and help nurses gain skills required to enhance knowledge translation for EBP (Goodfellow, 2004;Kartes & Kamel, 2003;Kirchhoff & Beck, 1995;Sheehan, 1994;St. Pierre, 2005).…”

The Effect of a Journal Club on Perceived Barriers to the Utilization of Nursing Research in a Practice Setting

“…Multiple articles have been published about journal club development (Brooks-Brunn, 1994;Klapper, 2001;Kleinpell, 2002;Nolf, 1995) and their use in nursing student education (Sheehan, 1994). St.…”