title: CE: Defining and Understanding Pilot and Other Feasibility Studies.
abstract: : Nurses are becoming increasingly involved in conducting clinical research in which feasibility studies are often the first steps. Understanding why and how these studies are conducted may encourage clinical nurses to engage with researchers and take advantage of opportunities to participate in advancing nursing science. This article provides an overview of feasibility studies, including pilot studies, and explains the type of preliminary data they seek to provide in order to make larger, future studies more efficient and successful. By way of example, the authors discuss a feasibility study they conducted that illustrates the key components and necessary steps involved in such work.
authors.affiliation: Nancy S. Morris is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, and Deborah A. Rosenbloom is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Contact author: Nancy S. Morris, nancy.morris@umassmed.edu. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D015399:Nursing Research; D010865:Pilot Projects