Rtyler

Yes, thanks for your response.

Thanks so much for your opinion on this topic. You brought out some really great points that I would not have thought of myself. Just for the record, the assignment was to ask other nurses how they felt about research in their practice. I really was not looking for an easy way out of looking up information, I was looking for nurses' opinions. That is why I was so up front about it being a paper. I can certainly understand that some students (at all levels) could take advantange of this forum. I'm new to this site and it's great. I plan to spend as much time here as I can. Again, thanks for the response.

I am defintely writing a paper. I am unable to interview other nurses at my own place of employment and this forum was suggested as an alternate way of collecting information. I can easily stay away from direct quotes and had absolutely no intention of using anyone's name. Even if you do not wish to be part of the paper, I would still like to know some of your opinions.

Why do you think research findings are not used more often to guide professional practice? Can you think of strategries that could be used to increase the use of research in your practice?

Why do you think reserch findings are not used more often to guide professional practice? Can you think of strategies that would increase the use of research findings in your practice?