The role of advanced practice nurses in knowledge brokering as a means of promoting evidence-based practice among clinical nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2004-2014

  Gerrish, Kate ^a   Mcdonnell, Ann ^b   Nolan, Mike ^c   Guillaume, Louise ^d   Kirshbaum, Marilyn ^e   Tod, Angela ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurses; Case study; Clinical nurses; Evidence based practice; Knowledge brokering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80051566876     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05642.x     Document Type: Article

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