title: Building capacity for the conduct of nursing research at a Veterans Administration hospital.
abstract: Evidence is the bedrock of nursing practice, and nursing research is the key source for this evidence. In this article, we draw distinctions between the use and the conduct of nursing research and provide a perspective for how the conduct of nursing research in a Veterans Administration hospital can build an organization's capacity for nursing research.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Nurse Scientist (Drs Phelan and Royer), Advanced Fellow (Drs Schumacher, Roiland, and Roberts), GRECC Service, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin; Associate Faculty (Drs Phelan, Schumacher, Roiland, Royer, and Roberts), School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Cynthia H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Phelan
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roiland
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Royer
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs