Nurses' experience with the clinical application of a research-based nursing protocol in a long-term care setting

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1021-1028

  Simpson, Michelle R ^a   Stevens, Patricia ^a   Kovach, Christine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Evidence based practice; Nurses; Nursing; Pain; Research implementation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COOPERATION; DEMENTIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTICENTER STUDIES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34249108902     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01697.x     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Algase DL, Beck C, Kolanowski A, Whall A Berent S (1996) Need-driven dementia-compromised behavior: an alternative view of disruptive behavior. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 11, 10 19.
2. Allen-Burge R, Stevens AB Burgio LD (1999) Effective behavioral interventions for decreasing dementia-related challenging behavior in nursing homes. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 14, 212 232.
3. American Geriatrics Society Panel on Chronic Pain in Older Persons (1998) The management of chronic pain in older persons: AGS Panel on Chronic Pain in Older Persons. American Geriatrics Society. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 46, 635 651.
4. Anderson RA, Crabtree BF, Bailey D, Corazzini K, McConnell E, Ammarell N, Lillie M, Doyle M Colon-Emeric CS (2002) Answering the 'why' Questions: Understanding and Improving Health Care Delivery Through Case Study Methods. Paper presented at the meeting of the Tenth Annual Conference on Nursing Administration Research, Chapel Hill, NC.
5. Burgio LD, Scilley K, Hardin JM Hsu C (2001) Temporal patterns of disruptive vocalizations in elderly nursing home residents. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 16, 378 386.
6. Carroll D (1997) A non-pharmacological approach to chronic pain. Professional Nurse Study 13 (Suppl. 1 S12 S14.
7. Chassin MR, Galvin RW the National Roundtable on Health Care Quality (1998) The urgent need to improve health care quality. Journal of the American Medical Association 280, 1000 1005.
8. Committee on Quality Health Care in America (2001) Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
9. Davis GC (1997) Chronic pain management of older adults in residential settings. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 23, 16 22.
10. Feldt KS, Warne MA Ryden MB (1998) Examining pain in aggressive cognitively impaired older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 24, 14 22.
11. Ferrell BA, Ferrell BR Osterweil D (1990) Pain in the nursing home. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 38, 409 414.
12. Ferrell BR, McCaffery M Ropchan R (1992) Pain management as a clinical challenge for nursing administration. Nursing Outlook 40, 263 268.
13. Grol R (1997) Personal paper: beliefs and evidence in changing clinical practice. British Medical Journal 315, 418 421.
14. Harrington C, Kovner C, Mezey M, Kayser-Jones J, Burger S, Mohler M, Burke R Zimmerman D (2000) Experts recommend minimum nurse staffing standards for nursing facilities in the United States. The Gerontologist 40, 5 16.
15. Harris JS (1997) Development, use, and evaluation of clinical practice guidelines. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 39, 23 34.
16. Hegyvary S (1993) Patient care outcomes related to management of symptoms. Annual Review of Nursing Research 11, 145 168.
17. Hurley AC, Volicer BJ, Hanrahan PA, Houde S Volicer L (1992) Assessment of discomfort in advanced Alzheimer patients. Research in Nursing and Health 15, 369 377.
18. Janesick VJ (2000) The Choreography of qualitative research design. In Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd edn (Denzin NK Lincoln YS eds). Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 379 399.
19. Kajermo KN (2000) Perceptions of research utilization. Journal of Advanced Nursing 31, 99 109.
20. Kohn R, Corrigan M Donaldson M (2000) To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
21. Kovach CR, Cashin J Sauer L (2006a) Deconstruction of a complex tailored intervention to assess and treat discomfort of people with advanced dementia. Journal of Advanced Nursing 55, 678 688.
22. Kovach CR, Logan B, Noonan PE, Schlidt AM, Smerz J, Simpson M Wells T (2006b) Effects of the serial trial intervention on discomfort and behavior of nursing home residents with dementia. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias 21, 147 155.
23. Kovach CR, Weissman DE, Griffie J, Matson S Muchka S (1999) Assessment and treatment of discomfort for people with late stage dementia: a basic guide. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 18, 412 419.
24. Kovach CR, Noonan PE, Griffie J, Muchka S Weissman DE (2001) Use of the assessment of discomfort in dementia protocol. Applied Nursing Research 14, 193 200.
25. Kovach CR, Noonan PE, Schlidt AM, Reynolds S Wells T (2006) The serial trial intervention: an innovative approach to meeting needs of individuals with dementia. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 32, 18 25.
26. Lewis SL, Prowant BF, Cooper CL Bonner PN (1998) Nephrology nurses' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to using research in practice. ANNA Journal 25, 397 405.
27. Lofland J Lofland L (1995) Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis, 3rd edn. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.
28. Mahoney EK, Hurley AC, Volicer L, Bell M, Gianotis P, Hartshorn M, Lane P, Lesperance R, MacDonald S, Novakoff L, Rheaume Y, Timms R Warden V (1999) Development and testing of the resistiveness to care scale. Research in Nursing and Health 22, 27 38.
29. Polit D Beck C (2004) Nursing Research: Principles and Methods. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD.
30. Royle JA, Blythe J, Ingram C, DiCenso A, Bhatnager N Potvin C (1996) The research utilization process: the use of guided imagery to reduce anxiety. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal 6, 20 25.
31. Sidani S Braden CJ (1998) Evaluating Nursing Interventions. A Theory-driven Approach. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.
32. Souder E O'Sullivan P (2003) Disruptive behaviors of older adults in an institutional setting: staff time required to manage disruptions. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 29, 31 36.
33. Valente SM (2003) Research dissemination and utilization: improving care at the bedside. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 18, 114 121.
34. Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code Relating to the Practice of Nursing (2005) Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses (Chapter N 6). State of Wisconsin, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Board of Nursing, Madison, WI.
35. Woolf SH, Grol R, Hutchinson A, Eccles M Grimshaw J (1999) Clinical guidelines: potential benefits, limitations, and harms of clinical guidelines. British Medical Journal 318, 527 530.