Evidence-based expert: Educate nurses on choosing the best research literature
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, March 20, 2009
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This week, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS, provide ways to help staff nurses select literature for conducting research projects.
Q: As a staff educator, how can I help nurses choose appropriate literature for conducting a research project?
A: Nurses often wonder how to determine an appropriate research article and how to begin critiquing one. The first step is to select articles that are research-based and from a peer-reviewed journal. Other suggested guidelines for selecting appropriate literature include the following:
- Studies from medical journals should be limited and used only if the topic relates to a nursing issue
- Either quantitative (researchers use objective data or use a survey instrument to measure knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, or experiences) or qualitative (researchers use methods such as interviews or narrative analyses to help understand a particular phenomenon) research articles are appropriate for review
- When possible, articles with comparable patient population should be selected
- Be sure the article focuses on nursing interventions, not medical interventions
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