title: Nurses' research capacity and use of evidence in acute care: baseline findings from a partnership study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to report baseline findings from a research-focused academic-service partnership.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Despite widespread efforts, the research-practice gap remains considerable. A research-focused academic-service partnership may offer a strategy for decreasing this gap.
  
  
  METHODS
  With the use of a shared model and a descriptive correlational design, 75 acute care nurses were sampled from July to October 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Attitudes toward evidence-based practice (EBP) were favorable, but knowledge of common research language was low and EBP confidence was reported as moderate. Evidence-based practice confidence had the strongest relationship to EBP use and was greatest in those who held professional certification and were more educated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings continue to demonstrate the need for new approaches to reduce the research-practice gap.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Professor (Dr Duffy), Clinical Associate Professor (Dr Culp), Assistant Professor (Dr Sparks Coburn), Research Assistant (Ms Yarberry), Associate Professor (Dr Sand-Jecklin), West Virginia University; Manager of Nursing Research and Professional Development (Dr Stroupe), West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown.
authors.forename: Joanne R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Culp
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yarberry
authors.forename: Lya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stroupe
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sand-Jecklin
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sparks Coburn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research; D010317:Partnership Practice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014903:West Virginia