Need help for an assignment

**canoehead, BSN, RN** · Mar 22, 2003

Most nurses don't read research material/statistics, they are too busy, don't have the money to subscribe to magazines, don't have statistical knowledge and confidence to interpret results, hospital sponsered education doesn't cite research typically- info is just presented as a final conclusion, hospital libraries hold medical research journals, rarely nursing.

Just a few thoughts off the top of my head.

RNonsense · Mar 22, 2003

Management just fired all our CRN's (Clinical Resourse Nurses) at our hospital last month due to "budget cuts". They were the ones who kept us all in check, did all the inservices, did all the yearly skill-testing...etc. etc .etc.

Who knows what we'll do now!

disher · Mar 23, 2003

Trish

According to Funk, Champagne, Wiesss & Torquist (1991) Barriers to nurses using research findings in practice include the following

1. Research reports / articles are not readily available

2. Implications for practice are not made clear

3. Statistical analyses are not understandable

4. The research is not relevant to the nurse's practice

5. The nurses is unaware of the research

6. The nurse does not have time to read the research

7. The facilities are inadequate for implementation

8. The research has not been replicated

9. The nurse feels the benefits of change in practice will be minimal

10. The nurse is uncertain whether to believe the results of the research

11. The research has methodological inadequacies

12. The relevant literature is not compiled in one place

13. The nurse does not feel she/he has enough authority to change patient care procedures

14. The nurse feels results are not generalizable to own setting

15. The nurse is isolated from knowledgeable colleagues with whom to discuss this research

16. The nurse sees little benefit for self

17. Research reports / articles are not published fast enough

18. Physicians will not cooperate with implementation

19. The nurses does not see the value of research for practice

20. There is not documented need to change practice

21. The conclusions drawn from the research are not justified

22. The literature reports conflicting results

23. The research is not reported clearly and readably

24. Other staff are not supporting of implementation

25. The nurse is unwilling to change / try new ideas

26. The amount of research information is overwhelming

27. The nurse does not feel capable of evaluating the quality of the research

28. There is insufficient time on the job to implement new ideas

psychonurse · Mar 23, 2003

Looks like the last post pretty much covered everything that I can tell.

I know that I just don't have time to read research journals and if I do I fall asleep cause I am too tired to make it through them.

J. Tigana · Mar 23, 2003

That citation is from 12 years ago. Nursing may have changed over the past 12 years and therefore the authors finding may be in question. Personally I would not use a reference that was over five years old, unless it was from a classic paper or book. Disher, please understand that I am not trying to insult or denigrade you in anyway. I'm just giving my opinion.

PCav · Mar 23, 2003

Thanks to all of your input! I actually find research interesting but it does get difficult to find the time and/or resources to utilize it in practice -

Thanks again! Trish