title: Research in psychiatry: increasing staff knowledge and experience.
abstract: In a large psychiatric inpatient facility, a course on writing a research proposal was developed in response to nurses' requests to learn about conducting research. The research course was provided to a cross-section of registered nurses with a variety of education and experience backgrounds. The goal was the development of a proposal by each student by the end of the eight classes. The success of this first course was attributed to RN/instructor enthusiasm, support from nursing administration, and the ability to continue mentoring of RNs as they conducted their studies.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Roper
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008611:Mentors; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*