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Meg Johantgen1, Marianne Weiss, Vicki Lundmark
1Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr Johantgen), University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore; Professor (Dr Weiss), Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Director (Dr Lundmark), Institute for Credentialing Research, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Dean and Distinguished Professor (Dr Newhouse), Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis; Vice President of Nursing and Clinical Affairs (Dr Haller), Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Baltimore, Maryland; Professor (Dr Unruh), College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando; and Professor (Dr Shirey), School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to describe the infrastructures supporting research in Magnet® hospitals.
Background:
Hospitals undertaking the journey toward Magnet designation must build research and evidence-based practice (EBP) infrastructures that support the infusion of research and EBP into clinical practice.
Methods:
An electronic survey was developed and distributed to the chief nursing officer or Magnet coordinator of all Magnet hospitals between June 10, 2015, and July 8, 2015.
Results:
Of the 418 Magnet hospitals invited, 249 responses (60%) were received. Resources dedicated to nursing research were difficult to isolate from those for EBP. Supporting clinical nurses' time away from the bedside remains a challenge. Nearly half (44%) indicated that research is conducted within the nurses' usual clinical hours, and 40% indicated that nurses participate on their own time.
Conclusions:
Hospitals use a variety of resources and mentor arrangements to support research and EBP, often the same resources. More targeted resources are needed to fully integrate research into clinical practice.
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