title: The great American cookie experiment: engaging staff nurses in research.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to engage staff nurses in research in an informative and fun way by determining nurses' preference for sugar-free chocolate chip cookies versus regular chocolate chip cookies.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, crossover, double-blinded study was performed using a convenience sample of 300 staff nurses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses preferred the texture, flavor, and overall preference of the regular chocolate chip cookie as compared with the sugar-free chocolate chip cookie (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Great American Cookie Experiment remains a creative teaching strategy to enhance knowledge and engage nurses in the research process.
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. Electronic address: waldenm@archildrens.org.
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walden
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Constance E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cephus
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Mary D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hagan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015399:Nursing Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011361:Professional Competence; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014481:United States
keywords: Attitude of health personnel; Nursing research; Nursing staff; Research methods; Teaching methods