Barriers to conducting multicenter nursing research

Abstract

Introduction: The move towards evidence-based nursing practice requires active participation by nurses at all levels along the continuum of care. Despite this fact, nursing involvement in multicenter research is limited. This not only limits the generalizability of findings, but hinders collaborative and interdisciplinary research networking between hospitals. Reasons for single site nursing research barriers have been explored. Yet, knowledge of the barriers nurses face when they seek to engage in multicenter research activities is limited. Methods: A core group of experienced nurse researchers sought to initiate a multicenter observational research study of intracranial pressure monitoring. This article uses a case series approach to highlight the challenges encountered throughout the process. Results: Barriers to multicenter nursing research were identified and categorized by theme. Conclusions: Institutional changes are suggested to support the participation of clinical nurses in research and recommendations are made for future study.

Assimilation into daily practice: implementing and sustaining a randomised‐controlled trial in a children's clinical service

“…This finding is supported in previous research which explore nurses' utilisation of research both in the Irish setting (Glacken & Chaney 2004, Brenner 2005) and internationally (McCleary & Brown 2003, Breimaier et al 2011, Moreno-Casbas et al 2011, Yoder et al 2014. The competing demands of nurses' professional responsibility to their patients and the demands of a research study can impact on the nurses' ability to commit to the research and ultimately, the sustainability of a study (Boase et al 2012, Lewis et al 2014. The RCT and this qualitative study were conducted at a time of unprecedented fiscal challenges in the Irish health care setting with cost containment and a national recruitment moratorium placing significant pressure on frontline staff.…”

“…The research team included experienced frontline nursing staff who were engaged in the planning and design of the study, implementing the research protocol, taking consent and assent, assessing the wounds and collecting the data for the RCT. Participating in clinical research in addition to patient care responsibilities can result in competing priorities for nurses in clinical practice (Boase et al 2012, Lewis et al 2014, which can influence the sustainability of a project. The nurses' engagement in the RCT was in addition to their role on the unit.…”

“…The nurses' engagement in the RCT was in addition to their role on the unit. Participating in clinical research in addition to patient care responsibilities can result in competing priorities for nurses in clinical practice (Boase et al 2012, Lewis et al 2014, which can influence the sustainability of a project. To support nurses to engage in and actively contribute to clinical research, and to prevent a sense of conflict between their clinical and research roles, it was important to explore their experiences of the reality of being part of this research team.…”

Attitude of Staff Nurses towards Nursing Research

“…This means that the respondents do not see that nurses are criticized by their peers when they conduct research. However, a study stated that some staff nurses that are employed in facilities where support from colleagues is difficult because of all activities requiring compensation (Lewis et al, 2014). Table 4 Attitude in terms of Barriers to Conducting Research Table 4 presents the attitudes of nurses towards nursing research according to respondents in terms of barriers to conducting research.…”

Factors Influencing Nurses’ Participation in Clinical Research : A Cross-Sectional Survey in Hospital Putrajaya, Malaysia

“…Such efforts shall aim to remove any institutional barriers that may interfere with the ability of nurses to be involved in research and to apply such research findings in their daily nursing practice. Indeed, many other more recently published studies had similarly reported that several barriers might have impeded the nurses from acquiring the relevant knowledge and skills for conducting research and utilizing its findings and applying them in daily nursing practice; and examples of these include Bahadori et al, (2016), Chien et al, (2013), Efstratios (2013), , Konwar & Kalita (2018), Lewis et al (2014), Nkrumah et al, (2018), Oluwatosin (2014), Shifaza et al, (2014), Wang et al, (2013), Wu et al, (2019), and Hutchinson & Johnston (2004).…”