Nurses' attitudes toward nursing research at a metropolitan medical center

Smirnoff, Meg; Ramirez, Marjorie S.; Kooplimae, Linda; Gibney, Michael A.; McEvoy, Mary Dee

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2005.11.003

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“…Nurses most often participate in research by collecting data for research conducted by others (Smirnoff, Ramirez, Kooplimae, Gibney, & McEvoy, 2007). Nurses most often participate in research by collecting data for research conducted by others (Smirnoff, Ramirez, Kooplimae, Gibney, & McEvoy, 2007).…”

Section: A Culture That Prioritises Practicementioning

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Doing clinical research: The challenges and benefits

Higgins¹,

Parker

Keatinge³

et al. 2010

Contemporary Nurse

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The need for research in practice is well documented within nursing and other health care disciplines. This acceptance is predicated on the belief that clinically applied research will inform and improve practice and health service delivery resulting in better outcomes for consumers and their families. Nurses, however, find doing clinical research challenging. This paper describes nurses' experiences of doing clinical research. The main challenges of doing clinical research arise from a culture that prioritises practice where nursing work is core business and there is the need to address immediate and short term goals. There are also problems associated with the use of research language amongst clinical nurses and ambiguity in relation to research role expectations. Lack of support and resources for doing research along with keeping up the momentum for a research project also pose significant challenges. The benefits of doing clinical nursing research include experiential learning that has the potential to lead to practice change and improved patient outcomes that are evidence based.

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Section: A Culture That Prioritises Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Doing clinical research: The challenges and benefits

Higgins¹,

Parker

Keatinge³

et al. 2010

Contemporary Nurse

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“…2,3 Nonetheless, resistance is often met when nurse researchers desire to use their work area to conduct a study. 2,3 Nonetheless, resistance is often met when nurse researchers desire to use their work area to conduct a study.…”

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Overcoming Challenges for Nurse-Led Research in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Bozzette¹

2011

Journal of Perinatal &Amp; Neonatal Nursing

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Nurse researchers have made considerable contributions to the science of nursing. Conducting studies in the clinical environment is the best way to determine what interventions are most effective. Because most research is conducted by nurses from academic settings, they often are not viewed as credible by nurses in clinical practice, nor are they accepted readily into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to conduct research. This article addresses the barriers to implementing and conducting studies in the NICU setting, and provides suggestions for creating collaborative and mutually satisfying relationships between nurse researchers and healthcare staff in the NICU. Partnerships built on mutual respect are necessary to have successful research outcomes, and to continue to build knowledge for the best neonatal care.

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“…(10) Nurses, like pediatricians, view pediatric research as integral to enhancing health outcomes with concomitant reluctance to encourage patient participation. (9, 11)…”

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Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Clinical Research

Browning

Page

Kuhn

et al. 2016

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

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Objectives To understand factors affecting nurses' attitudes towards the Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (THAPCA) trials and association with approach/consent rates. Design, setting and participants Cross sectional survey of pediatric/cardiac intensive care nurses' perceptions of the trials, conducted at 16 of 38 self-selected study sites. Measurements The primary outcome was the proportion of nurses with positive perceptions, as defined by agree or strongly agree with the statement “I am happy to take care of a THAPCA patient”. Associations between perceptions and study approach/consent rates were also explored. Results Of 2241 nurses invited, 1387 (62%) completed the survey and 77% reported positive perceptions of the trials. Nurses, who felt positively about the scientific question, the study team, and training received, were more likely to have positive perceptions of the trials (p <0.001). Nurses who had previously cared for a research patient had significantly more positive perceptions of THAPCA compared with those who had not (79% vs. 54%, p<0.001). Of the 754 nurses who cared for a THAPCA patient, 82% had positive perceptions, despite 86% reporting it required more work. Sixty-nine percent believed that hypothermia reduces brain injury and mortality; sites had lower consent rates when their nurses believed that hypothermia was beneficial. Institution-specific approach rates were positively correlated with nurses' perceptions of institutional support for the trial (r=0.54, p=0.04), intensive care unit support (r=0.61, p=0.02), and the importance of conducting the trial in children (r=0.61, p=0.01). Conclusions The majority of nurses had positive perceptions of the THAPCA trials. Institutional, colleague and study team support and training were contributing factors. Despite increased work, nurses remained enthusiastic demonstrating that studies with intensive bedside nursing procedures are feasible. Institutions whose nurses believed hypothermia was beneficial had lower consent rates suggesting that educating nurses on study rationale and equipoise may enhance study participation.

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Nurses' attitudes toward nursing research at a metropolitan medical center

Cited by 43 publications

References 21 publications

Doing clinical research: The challenges and benefits

Doing clinical research: The challenges and benefits

Overcoming Challenges for Nurse-Led Research in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Clinical Research

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