Use of research based knowledge in clinical practice.
The authors describe three research utilization projects that used a knowledge-driven approach to nursing practice. The activities involved in developing and implementing these research utilization projects included: (1) preparing nurses to read, critique, and use research; (2) identifying and reviewing research studies in a common area to develop a research base; (3) transforming the research based knowledge into a protocol to be used in the clinical area by nurses caring for patients; and (4) evaluating the protocol to see whether it is being implemented as expected and whether it is producing the predicted results. This practical utilization is discussed and illustrated in a systems theory model.
Goode
C J
CJ
Horn Memorial Hospital, Ida Grove, Iowa.
Lovett
M K
MK
Hayes
J E
JE
Butcher
L A
LA
D001831:Body Temperature; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009732:Nursing Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012106:Research; D013598:Systems Theory