title: The Research Nurse Intern program. A model for research dissemination and utilization.
abstract: The Research Nurse Intern program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is designed to support the development of research-based nursing practice and to foster the professional development of staff nurses. The activities of the 2-year program are based on a model that blends research dissemination and utilization with the change process. The authors' purpose is to describe a staff nurse-focused program and its successes in accomplishing these two standards of clinical nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA. jwarren@unmc.edu
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Heermann
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003479:Curriculum; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009329:Nebraska; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration