Research information in nurses' clinical decision-making: What is useful?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 376-388

  Thompson, Carl ^a   McCaughan, Dorothy ^a   Cullum, Nicky ^a   Sheldon, Trevor A ^a   Mulhall, Anne ^a   Thompson, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based nursing; Mixed methods research design; Q methodology; Research information; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; Q-SORT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035514620     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01985.x     Document Type: Article

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