title: The Development of Evidence Briefs to Transfer Knowledge About Advanced Practice Nursing Roles to Providers, Policymakers and Administrators.
abstract: The transfer of health-related research knowledge between producers and users is a complex, dynamic and iterative process. There has been little research describing the preferred knowledge transfer strategies used by different stakeholder groups, including healthcare providers, policymakers and administrators. The purpose of the survey was to gain an understanding of the content and preferred dissemination strategies of knowledge users of briefing notes about the effectiveness of advanced practice nursing (APN) roles in Canada. An on-line cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 2011 to January 2012. Purposeful sampling was used to identify the target audience. The questionnaire included six items. The response rate was 44% (n=75/170). Participants identified that the briefing note should concisely summarize definitions for APN roles and information about the safety, effectiveness, cost savings and effective role implementation strategies. Multiple approaches were favoured to disseminate the information. Preferred dissemination strategies included personalized emails, meeting with briefing note recipients, engaging nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in organizations where APN roles have been successfully implemented, engaging the media and using social media. The use of briefing notes has shown promise. More research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of tailored briefing notes.
authors.affiliation: RN, PhD, Affiliate Faculty, Canadian Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing Research, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal and, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Center, Montreal, QC.
authors.forename: Kelley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
authors.affiliation: Affiliate Faculty, Canadian Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing Research, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.affiliation: RN, PhD, Director, Canadian Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing Research, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bryant-Lukosius
authors.affiliation: Knowledge Exchange Specialist, Canadian Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing Research, Hamilton, ON.
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Charbonneau-Smith
authors.affiliation: Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing and Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DiCenso
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D002170:Canada; D006282:Health Personnel; D033181:Information Dissemination; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015399:Nursing Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical