Developing a journal club in the community setting.
Nurses are required to deliver care based on current evidence, best practice and, where it is available, validated research. A senior staff nurse in an 18-bed community hospital in North Bradford primary care trust identified a gap whereby there were no defined processes to address the lack of evidence-based material, look at new evidence or provide a forum to discuss new ideas. Following a meeting with the trust's research facilitator, the idea of setting up a journal club began to take shape. Funding was obtained via a small grant from the Foundation of Nursing Studies. Various approaches were undertaken to increase attendance, and although the purpose of establishing a journal club within a community setting was clear, the reality was very different. A new approach was eventually found to be successful, and is described here so that it may help other people in similar settings develop and run a journal club.
Dobrzanska
Linda
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Bradford City Teaching PCT, Bradford. linda.dobrzanska@bradford.nhs.uk
Cromack
Debbie
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D019985:Benchmarking; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D016730:Program Development