Facilitation as a role and process in achieving evidence-based practice in nursing: A focused review of concept and meaning

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 76-89

  Dogherty, Elizabeth J ^a   Harrison, Margaret B ^a   Graham, Ian D ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Facilitation; Nursing practice; Research implementation; Research use; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE'S ROLE; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

EID: 77953772800     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2010.00186.x     Document Type: Review

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