Nursing innovation workshop to improve clinical nurses’ innovation ability and research ability: A quasi-experimental study

Abstract

Background: The current innovation and research ability of nurses in China is at a low to medium level. Most studies focus on nurses' innovation and research ability and the associated influencing factors, while few interventional studies have considered how to improve nurses' innovation and research ability. The aim of the study is to explore the effects of nursing innovation workshops in improving clinical nurses' innovation and research ability.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in a tertiary hospital of Guangdong. Thirty-seven recruited nurses participated in a nursing innovation workshop for half a year. Questionnaire data on nurses’ self-rated innovation ability and research ability were collected before the training and 3 months after finishing the training.Results: Nurses’ self-rated innovation ability (P < 0.001, 95% confidence interval 12.79 to 15.05) and research ability (P < 0.001, 95% confidence interval 14.39 to 19.09) improved significantly after the training.Conclusions: Nursing innovation workshops represent an effective and feasible teaching method that can promote innovative thinking and improve the innovative ability and research ability of nurses.