title: An Integrative Review of Engaging Clinical Nurses in Nursing Research.
abstract: To review the literature for best practices for engaging clinical nurses in nursing research.
  
  
  
  Review of the research and nonresearch papers published between 2005 and 2015 that answered the evidence-based practice (EBP) question: what are the best practices for engaging clinical nursing staff in nursing research?
  
  
  
  PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Joanna Briggs Institute, and Cochrane were searched using a combination of controlled vocabulary and key words. Nineteen papers that answered the EBP question were selected for review.
  
  
  
  It can be difficult to involve clinical nurses in research. There are multiple factors to consider when nursing leadership looks to engage clinical nurses in nursing research.
  
  
  
  Nurse leaders can take many approaches to engage clinical nurses in research. Each organization must perform its own assessment to identify areas of opportunity. Nursing leadership can take these areas of opportunity to structure a multifaceted approach to support clinical staff in the conduct and dissemination of nursing research.
  
  
  
  The evidence from this review offers EBP recommendations as well as reports on the gaps in the literature related to best practices for engaging clinical nurses in nursing research.
authors.affiliation: Research Program Coordinator, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.affiliation: Clinical Informationist, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Price
authors.affiliation: Nu Beta, Nurse Researcher, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000523:psychology*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Best practices; clinical nursing staff; engaging nurses; nursing research