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Research education for clinical nurses: a pilot study to determine research self-efficacy in critical care nurses
Evelyn Swenson-Britt1, Carol Reineck
1University Health System, 4502 Medical Drive, MS 96, San Antonio, TX 78229-2293, USA.
Background:
Translating research into practice is essential to providing care that promotes both cost-efficient and effective health care delivery. Nurses practicing in the intensive care unit are in need of education that can build research self-efficacy and promote understanding and the ability to apply research findings.
Methods:
This pilot study evaluated the Critical Reading of Research Publications Plus course with intensive care unit nurses to determine whether this experience would affect their research self-efficacy. The Nursing Research Self-Efficacy Scale was administered before and after the course.
Results:
Paired t tests showed a significant increase on three of the four subscales in research self-efficacy.
Conclusion:
This study shows that using a course along with mentors may increase the research self-efficacy of practicing nurses.
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