<p>Jordanian National Study of Nurses’ Barriers and Predictors for Research Utilization in Clinical Settings</p>

Abstract

Background The nurses are the healthcare providers and researchers in the health institutions. Investment in the research potential of nurses will ultimately benefit society. The purpose of this study was to survey nurses regarding barriers to participating in research studies. Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using electronic surveys sent by email, and social media groups (WhatsApp). A total of 447 nurses agreed to participate in this study. Barriers were measured using the Barriers of Research Utilization (BRU) Scale. Results More than half (53.3%) of the participants perceived the barriers to be high, whereas a small fraction (8.9%) perceived them as low. Barriers related to the organization scored the highest ( P <0.01) compared to the other domains (nurse, innovation, and communication). The regression analysis model showed that age, working experience, and nationality were associated with barriers to participate in research ( P <0.05). Conclusion More than half of the nurses in Jordan perceived barriers to participating in research studies to be high. The barriers associated with the organization had more influence. A comprehensive approach should be developed to boost research utilization among nurses by overcoming the barriers identified in the current study.

The perception of nurses towards their roles during the COVID‐19 pandemic

“…According to Ahmad 6 and Abuhammad et al, 7 Jordanian nurses are perceived to be excellent professionals who offer patient care. Globally, nurses are a vital part of the healthcare system, and since the outbreak of COVID‐19, they have had challenging experiences and problems.…”

“…Globally, nurses are a vital part of the healthcare system, and since the outbreak of COVID‐19, they have had challenging experiences and problems. Presently, in association with other healthcare providers, they are in the frontline of the battle against the COVID‐19 outbreak, and they are striving to help their patients in every sector 7,8 …”

“…Presently, in association with other healthcare providers, they are in the frontline of the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak, and they are striving to help their patients in every sector. 7,8 The authors of this study found it challenging to execute an assessment using structured interviews on nurses because of the imposition of quarantine on all Jordanian citizens. This forced them to perform an analysis of the social network content containing the posts of nurses on different local nursing groups.…”

“…There were several recommendations on the guideline on how to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic, such as mitigation and the kind of counselling that nurses should offer during the pandemic. 4,9 A prominent controversy is whether Jordanian nurses have roles in efficiently fighting COVID-19 pandemic and what their views regarding their responsibilities are.According to Ahmad 6 and Abuhammad et al, 7 Jordanian nurses are perceived to be excellent professionals who offer patient care.…”

“…According to Ahmad 6 and Abuhammad et al, 7 Jordanian nurses are perceived to be excellent professionals who offer patient care.…”