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Understanding barriers to basing nursing practice upon research: a communication model approach
1Durham and Teesside College of Health, Teaching Centre, General Hospital, Hartlepool, Cleveland, England.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
|January 1, 1995
Summary
Understanding barriers to research-based practice requires examining communication. This involves analyzing the research message, its transmission by nurse researchers, and its reception by nurse practitioners to improve nursing practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Health Communication
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Research-based practice (RBP) is crucial for advancing nursing.
- Facilitating the adoption of RBP faces significant barriers.
- A communication model offers a framework to understand these barriers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore potential barriers to research-based practice using a communication model.
- To identify communication-related factors influencing the adoption of nursing research.
- To describe the role of RBP as a communication feedback mechanism.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis using a communication model.
- Examination of barriers related to message encoding, transmission, reception, interpretation, and acceptance.
- Literature review on communication in healthcare settings.
Main Results:
- Barriers exist at multiple stages of the communication process: message content, researcher transmission, and practitioner reception.
- Nurse researchers' encoding and transmission of findings are critical.
- Nurse practitioners' interpretation and acceptance of research are key factors.
Conclusions:
- A communication model provides a comprehensive understanding of RBP barriers.
- Addressing communication barriers is essential for successful implementation of research in nursing.
- Strategies to increase the research base of nursing must consider all communication facets.