Collaborative Strategies to Enhance Research and Evidence-based Practice

Abstract

Whether the goal is to generate new knowledge through basic research or to effectively use existing knowledge in evidence-based clinical practice, collaborative exchange between service and academia is essential. The authors describe 2 successful strategies that have been mutually beneficial to a clinical agency and a school of nursing in fostering research and evidence-based practice. These strategies can be used by other institutions as they strive to meet standards for excellence in academia and service.

Educators' Experience of Teaching Nursing Research to Undergraduates

“…Although little is known about what it is like to teach undergraduate nursing research, nurse educators have long viewed the process as being challenging in part because of contextual factors, such as student needs (Walsh, Chang, Schmidt, & Yoepp, 2005), learning environment (Engelke & Marshburn, 2006), and faculty needs (Lever, 2005;Rash, 2005). The principal goal has been to enable students to learn relevant content (Stockhausen & Conrick, 2002) while promoting a positive attitude toward learning research (Long & Reider, 1995) because students need a good, basic understanding of research to be competent practitioners (Daggett, Harbaugh, & Collum, 2005;Inouye, 1995).…”

Evidence‐based practice‐focused interactive teaching strategy: a controlled study

“…2005, Ciliska 2005). Collaborative partnerships between academic settings and clinical agencies have been suggested to encourage evidence‐based projects in clinical settings (Killeen & Barnfather 2005, Brancato 2006, Engelke & Marshburn 2006, Marchiondo 2006, Springer et al. 2006, Mohide & Matthew‐Maich 2007, Stone & Rowles 2007).…”

Nursing Research and Participant Recruitment

“…One organization has made research release time available to clinical nurses participating in nursing research (8). Establishing a research culture that nurtures collaboration between health care organizations and academic nurse researchers may involve joint appointments and is a winner for all involved (9). Structural mechanisms for academic nurse researchers to have joint appointments with small community and critical-access hospitals would encourage and expose nurses in these hospitals to research and evidence-based practice.…”