title: How one chapter successfully created a nursing research committee.
abstract: Establishing a chapter nursing research committee can be a difficult task. Many perioperative nurses have not been exposed to research in their basic nursing programs or received graduate preparation in nursing research. This lack of exposure may result in disinterest in nursing research topics. This article explains how AORN of Pittsburgh established a successful nursing research committee. The committee's process of development and its achievements can be used as a guide for other local chapters that may be struggling with similar issues.
authors.affiliation: Sewickley Valley Hospital School of Nursing, PA, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Yandrich
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hensell
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000193:education; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*