Research and Practice in an Academic Community Nursing Center

Abstract

Factors affecting the integration of research into the center include (a) community mistrust, (b) the need for participatory recruitment strategies, and (c) the need for multiple data collection methods. Meeting these challenges requires that research agendas and methods are consonant with community goals. The inclusion of clinicians, other providers, and community residents as active members of research teams is critical to success. Reframing research and practice role in terms of team effort that incorporates the community can strengthen research and practice-and benefit professionals and the populations they serve.

Nurse‐managed clinics: issues in evaluation

“…Nurses must demonstrate that the services they provide are appropriate in the current environment of fiscal restraint and cutback. Despite their continued establishment, evaluation undertaken to determine the efficacy of NMCs has been limited to areas such as customer satisfaction surveys, data on throughput, clinic services offered, types of conditions treated, and time spent with clients (Zachariah & Lundeen 1997, Bear & Bowers 1998, Helvie 1999, Macnee 1999, Hagan et al. 2000).…”

“…Evaluation studies already undertaken demonstrate that, according to the techniques used, users of clinic services are generally satisfied with the services and often come for follow‐up visits (Jones & Clark 1997, Zachariah & Lundeen 1997, Bear & Bowers 1998, Helvie 1999, Macnee 1999, Hagan et al. 2000, Hilton et al.…”

Evaluation of the Penn Macy Initiative to Advance Academic Nursing Practice

“…Where schools serve large but similar populations over time, the opportunity to mount studies with adequate sample size and more rigorous designs is enhanced. When schools have been able to plan thoughtfully the research agenda along with the practice model (Naylor & Buhler -Wilkerson, 1999), including development of a minimum dataset (Zachariah & Lundeen, 1997), they experience a greater likelihood of success for integration than when trying to retrofit the research onto the practice. The notion of establishing collaborative practice-based research networks (Grey & Walker, 1998) is an idea that holds great promise for facilitating academic practice agendas.…”

Nurse practitioners in academic nurse managed centres: A new and emergent opportunity for Australian nurses

“…16,17 These centres are predominantly described in the American context, staffed by faculty employed Nurse Practitioners with nursing services financially reimbursed. 18 Accountability and responsibil-ity for client care remains with the Nurse Practitioner.…”