Barriers to research utilization among registered nurses practicing in a community hospital

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 199-212

  Schoonover, Heather ^a  

^a St John Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME MANAGEMENT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 69849093068     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NND.0b013e3181ae145f     Document Type: Article

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