title: Research utilization in maternal-child nursing: application of the CURN model.
abstract: Nursing administrators, educators and clinicians are continually striving to incorporate research into practice. A number of research utilization models have been developed to help meet this challenge. This article describes how the Conduct and Utilization of Research in Nursing (CURN) approach was used in a maternal-child area of a Canadian tertiary care hospital. One patient care problem was identified by practising nurses that required acquisition and application of recent research findings. A thorough literature search and critique was conducted based on this patient care problem and research results were used to develop nursing care guidelines for this priority concern.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ashcroft
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kristjanson
mesh_terms: D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research