title: Analysis of a decade of critical care nursing practice research: 1979 to 1988.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze critical care nursing practice research published in leading refereed nursing research journals during the period from 1979 to 1988 to identify knowledge-building methods and research outcomes in critical care nursing. Findings indicate a significant increase in the number of nursing practice research studies published as well as a high percentage of intervention-oriented studies. The results of the study reflect the interest that critical care nurses have in identifying a research-based practice.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: VanCott
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Tittle
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data