Nursing research isn't only found in journals-you can do it too!
If the word “research” makes your staff feel overwhelmed or queasy, Nursing Research Program Builder: Strategies to Translate Findings into Practice is your solution.
Many nurses want to use research to find their own answers to clinical questions, but they don’t know where to begin. After mastering evidence-based practice (EBP), conducting your own research is an important step in embracing nursing excellence and building a culture of quality. And nursing research can be an integral part of working toward ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®* designation.
Nursing Research Program Builder: Strategies to Translate Findings into Practice will give you or your nurses the strategies and tools you need to conduct your own research. This resource gives you:
- Practical guidance and advice on getting started
- Key strategies that walk you through the research process
- Sample templates for all the documentation required by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
- Tips to motivate, inspire, and help get everyone involved
- A CD-ROM loaded with customizable tools and checklists
Whether you have already implemented EBP and are ready to take the next step, or you are working toward ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation, Nursing Research Program Builder: Strategies to Translate Findings into Practice gives you the simple strategies you need to get your research initiative up and running.
This how-to guide will save you time and stress by breaking the research process down into easily understandable steps that walk you through what to do, why, and when. This resource will:
- Give you the knowledge and confidence to begin a successful research project
- Show you how to structure your own process through a case example used throughout the text
- Offer practical strategies to encourage everyone to participate in the research process
- Allow you to integrate research into efforts to obtain ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation
- Save you time through the customizable forms on the accompanying CD-ROM
- Increase nurse satisfaction by guiding them as they conduct research they can use to change practices and improve patient care
Take a look at the table of contents
Chapter 1: Why Nursing Research Is Important
Chapter 2: Energizing and Motivating Nurses
Chapter 3: Choosing a Topic
Chapter 4: Research Design
Chapter 5: Sample Selection
Chapter 6: Institutional Review Boards and Research and Development
Chapter 7: Methodology and Measurement Instruments
Chapter 8: Statistical Analysis
Chapter 9: Critiquing the Research
Chapter 10: Communicating the Results
Chapter 11: Poster and Abstract Presentations
Chapter 12: Seeking Funding for Research
Chapter 13: ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and the Importance of Nursing Research
Chapter 14: Translating Findings into Practice
