Research Recruitment Help

Thanks for the ideas, all of which are good. I've done the nursing school bit with little success. It's been kind of hit and miss with the leadership body route; some people were responsive, others not so much. Still though, not much success in terms of enrolled participants. I think you're right about some online skepticism, so, yes, this would seem like an ideal place to recruit. I'm new here, so don't know if this is ok. Would it be kosher to post recruiting announcements on the various forums here?

I'm interested in nurses (RN or higher) from anywhere and any practice specialty. I'm advertising locally via fliers and presentations. I've run into a roadblock in my efforts to recruit heavily from nurses in our medical center. Nurse managers have been very receptive to helping me recruit, but want to run it through the 'nursing research council' first. After an initial (seemingly positive) response from the head of the council, I've been essentially ignored. I find it curious that nurses make life and death decisions everyday but can't decide for themselves whether or not they want to participate in a research project on their own time. Since my study is completely online, I've been trying to recruit nationally as well. I've had some success tapping into my contacts around the country, but this too has been very slow going. Certainly, my research is much more important and pressing to me than anyone else, particularly strangers who hear about it through the grapevine. Guess I just have to keep plugging along. Thanks for the tips.