title: Ensuring success: research by committee.
abstract: The Nursing Research Committee at a community teaching hospital conducted a research study on alternatives to restraints in a confused population. The authors describe the process this committee used to successfully conduct the study, from starting a research focus group and setting goals to choosing a research topic, designing the study, and collecting data. Critical success factors for completing research by committee are described.
authors.affiliation: Summa Health System Hospitals, SemperCare Hospital of Akron, Ohio 44309-2090, USA. fleminge@summahealth.org
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hazelett
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brunt
mesh_terms: D003221:Confusion / Q000451:nursing; D003625:Data Collection; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D014768:Virginia