title: Strategies for initiating a research program.
abstract: A hospital-based nursing research program should improve patient care by producing data critical to administrative and clinical decisions. This article describes one successful nursing research program from conception to implementation. It provides nursing administrators with insight into the practical aspects of building a research program and emphasizes that such a program is essential to any hospital committed to a belief in the value of research to nursing practice.
mesh_terms: D001130:Arizona; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D012106:Research; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012109:Research Support as Topic