title: An experience with "research by committee".
abstract: The Nursing Research Committee of a community hospital describes the difficulties and unexpected pitfalls encountered during an attempt to conduct "research by committee." The steps of the process, from initial development of a research question through research design and implementation and termination of the project, are related. A retrospective analysis of the difficulties encountered serves as a basis for recommendations to others who might consider research by committee. Although a valid means for conducting research, the experiences of this committee indicate how forces, in their control and beyond their control, might influence completion of a project.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Program, Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rutledge
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Knaub
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Beeken
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies