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Clinical research nursing pathways: The development and evaluation of a nursing research internship program using the
Natasha A Roberts1,2,3, Elise Button4, Jed Duff3
1University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston Rd, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.
A structured Nursing Research Internship program in Australia positively impacted nurses, healthcare teams, and patients. Key components for success included protected time, specialist support, and strong stakeholder engagement.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Implementation Science
- Qualitative Health Research
Background:
- A Nursing Research Internship program was established in 2018 at a major Australian tertiary teaching hospital.
- This evaluation focuses on the program's initial 12 months of operation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the first year of a Nursing Research Internship program.
- To understand the program's impact and identify key components for success using an implementation science framework.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study design.
- 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with nurses in clinical, research, and management roles.
- The Framework Method was used for data analysis.
Main Results:
- Positive impacts identified for clinical nurses, their teams, the hospital, and patients/families.
- Essential program components include protected research time, specialist support (library, statistics, health economics, implementation science), regulatory assistance, and IT resources.
- Successful implementation requires support from nurse clinicians, managers, and academics.
Conclusions:
- A structured Nursing Research Internship program effectively supports clinical nurses.
- The program enables nurses to address research questions arising directly from clinical practice.
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