Difficulty in understanding statistics is one of the most frequently reported barriers to nurses applying research results in their practice. Yet the amount of nursing research published each year continues to grow, as does the expectation that nurses will undertake practice based on this evidence. Critical care nurses do not need to be statisticians, but they do need to develop a working knowl...

BACKGROUND Although nursing education in Iran has a positive trend in growth; it is still facing with multifaceted challenges. This study aims to explore the challenges for effective evaluation of nursing education perceived by academic managers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A qualitative study was performed by using 21 face-to-face, in-depth interviews with academic managers in medical universities...

AIM To discuss factors that have influenced the development of research capacity among nurses in lower and middle-income countries (LMICs). BACKGROUND Concerned health scientists have addressed the importance of building research capacity among health professionals. Strengthening capacity specifically among LMIC nurses has been infrequently discussed. Without the requisite educational prepara...

The utilization of evidence-based practice in nursing is a relatively new phenomenon. Although the medical profession has worked toward evidence-based medicine for nearly two decades, the nursing profession has executed evidence-based practice only since the late 1990s (Jennings & Loan, 2001). The primary goal of evidence-based practice is to improve decision making about patient interventions ...

Family caregiving is an area that has received extensive attention in the professional and public domains. The graying ofAmerica, the looming aging and retirement of the baby-boomers, increased pressures to care for the chronically ill in their homes, and changes in health care service reimbursement systems all contribute to the generalized concerns regarding caregiving. Nursing constitutes the...

This article summarizes the efforts of the Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Finland, to advance knowledge about family nursing over the past 15 years. Definitions of family, family nursing, and family nursing science are offered. Programs of research include families' experiences of care received in health care settings, family violence and child maltreatment, and the psych...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore students' attitude towards problem-based learning, creativity and critical thinking, and the relevance to nursing education and clinical practice. BACKGROUND Critical thinking and creativity are crucial in nursing education. The teaching approach of problem-based learning can help to reduce the difficulties of nurturing problem-solving skills. However, there is ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical application of national guidelines for neonatal nursing. DESIGN Questionnaire survey. SETTING Thirty-nine neonatal care units in Sweden. STUDY PARTICIPANTS Thirty-five of 39 nurse managers at all Swedish neonatal care units. INTERVENTION Thirteen clinical guidelines for neonatal nursing care were presented in 1997. Recommendations on evidence-based nur...

Congratulations to the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN)! This year, WIN celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding and the 50th anniversary of its Communicating Nursing Research conference. Both these exciting milestones are opportunities for reflecting on the history and ongoing importance of research societies to the advancement of science in general and to nursing science. The first m...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To identify the most comprehensive approach to developing complex interventions for nursing research and practice. BACKGROUND The majority of research in nursing is descriptive and exploratory in nature. There is an increasing professional and political demand for nurses to develop and provide evidence to support their practices. Nurses need to explore current practice and...