Current developments in research-based interventions: enhancing and advancing the CNS role

The purpose of this article is to describe current developments in the area of research-based nursing interventions and to suggest ways nurses can translate these new developments into their advanced practice roles. Past and present works by nurse scholars in the areas of classifying and systematic testing of nursing interventions are described briefly. Examples are provided to illustrate how the CNS can incorporate these recent developments in various ways into current practice, particularly as related to utilization and conduct of research.