Nursing Research Program Builder: Strategies to Translate Findings into Practice

Nursing research isn't only found in journals-you can do it too!

If the word research makes your staff feel overwhelmed or queasy, Nursing Research Program Builder:Strategies to Translate Findings into Practice is your solution.

Many nurses want to use research to find their own answers to clinical questions, but they don t know where to begin. After mastering evidence-based practice (EBP), conducting your own research is an important step in embracing nursing excellence and building a culture of quality. And nursing research can be an integral part of working toward ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®* designation.

Nursing Research Program Builder:Strategies to Translate Findings into Practice will give you or your nurses the strategies and tools you need to conduct your own research. This resource gives you:

• Practical guidance and advice on getting started
• Key strategies that walk you through the research process
• Sample templates for all the documentation required by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
• Tips to motivate, inspire, and help get everyone involved
• A CD-ROM loaded with customizable tools and checklists

Whether you have already implemented EBP and are ready to take the next step, or you are working toward ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation, Nursing Research Program Builder:Strategies to Translate Findings into Practice gives you the simple strategies you need to get your research initiative up and running.

This how-to guide will save you time and stress by breaking the research process down into easily understandable steps that walk you through what to do, why, and when. This resource will:

• Give you the knowledge and confidence to begin a successful research project
• Show you how to structure your own process through a case example used throughout the text
• Offer practical strategies to encourage everyone to participate in the research process
• Allow you to integrate research into efforts to obtain ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation
• Save you time through the customizable forms on the accompanying CD-ROM
• Increase nurse satisfaction by guiding them as they conduct research they can use to change practices and improve patient care

Take a look at the table of contents

Chapter 1: Why Nursing Research Is Important
Chapter 2: Energizing and Motivating Nurses
Chapter 3: Choosing a Topic
Chapter 4: Research Design
Chapter 5: Sample Selection
Chapter 6: Institutional Review Boards and Research and Development
Chapter 7: Methodology and Measurement Instruments
Chapter 8: Statistical Analysis
Chapter 9: Critiquing the Research
Chapter 10: Communicating the Results
Chapter 11: Poster and Abstract Presentations
Chapter 12: Seeking Funding for Research
Chapter 13: ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and the Importance of Nursing Research
Chapter 14: Translating Findings into Practice