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A Qualitative Study of Midlevel Nurse Managers' Perspectives of Scholarly Inquiry
Mary Jo Lombardo1, Anna Vioral, Cathaleen Ley
1Author Affiliations: Clinical Education Program Manager (Dr Lombardo), Howard County General Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine, Columbia, Maryland; Director Oncology Practice and Professional Development, QOPI Certification Surveyor (Dr Vioral), Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Director, Nursing Quality and Research (Dr Ley), Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland; Network Liaison (Alderfer), Office of Research, Reading Hospital Tower Health, Pennsylvania; Critical Care Nursing Professional Development Specialist (Mackay), Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Lanham, Maryland; Associate Professor/Nurse Practitioner (Dr Kverno), Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland; Special Care Nursery PACE Registered Nurse IV (Dr Milburn), Sibley Memorial Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine, Washington, DC; Senior Director of Transitions and Patient Experience (Dr Hohl), Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Baltimore, Maryland; Nursing Practice and Professional Development Specialist (Dr Lindauer), Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Maryland; Network Coordinator (Gerstenhaber), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Objective:
This study explored the key characteristics and needs of midlevel nurse managers (MLNMs) who support and engage clinical nurses (CNs) in scholarly inquiry.
Background:
Healthcare organizations expect CNs to participate in scholarly inquiry, incorporating evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes and safety. How the MLNM supports and engages CNs in scholarly inquiry remains unclear.
Methods:
Twelve semistructured interviews of MLNMs occurred at several facilities in the mid-Atlantic region utilizing the institutional review board-acknowledged protocol. Theme interpretation utilized inductive analysis.
Results:
Four recurrent themes emerged from the interviews related to the value of scholarly inquiry: 1) securing organizational resources to promote scholarly inquiry; 2) knowledge and experience in scholarly inquiry; 3) actions supporting scholarly inquiry; and 4) the value of scholarly inquiry within the organization.
Conclusions:
Senior nursing leadership and healthcare organizations must recognize the value and provide the infrastructure to support scholarly inquiry. Infrastructure includes education, dedicated time, access to expertise, and resources.
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