Staff nurses' use of research to facilitate evidence-based practice

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 26-37

  Yoder, Linda H ^a   Kirkley, Debra ^b   McFall, D Curk ^c   Kirksey, Kenn M ^d   StalBaum, Angela L ^e   Sellers, Diana ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Providence Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c University Medical Center Brackenridge   (United States)

^d HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (United States)

^e Seton Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Research utilization; Staff nurses

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTRANET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; STAFF NURSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS;

EID: 84908068963     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: 15387488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000453753.00894.29     Document Type: Article

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