Barriers to Utilizing Nursing Research
utilizing nursing research: • Research itself: inadequate scientific base •
Practicing nurses: educational preparation with limited exposure to research
utilization and resistance to change • Nursing profession: limited communication
and collaboration between practitioners and researchers Cacchione (2008)
addressed another barrier, nurse participation in interprofessional research,
citing a nursing intervention study in a long-term care setting that failed because
the concerned nurses were not involved in the development In 1992, the Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research within the U.
Department of Health and Human Services, renamed the Agency for Healthcare
Research and the state-of-the-art research on certain topics and to develop
clinical practice guidelines.
identification and treatment of urinary incontinence.
guidelines, which are based on evidence and provide the consumer with
information directly related to the clinical practice guidelines, are available at
AHRQ’s Web site.
of nursing research utilization will require commitment and collaboration among
researchers, practicing nurses, organizations that train and employ nurses, and
the leadership of the Accessing nursing research can be a challenge to students.
‘‘Nursing students are often intimidated by the research Nursing students are
exposed to research in varying Nursing students need to familiarize themselves
with a few general terms before they read and analyze research studies.
Research articles usually begin with an abstract, a summary statement that
identifies the purpose, methodology (inclusive of subject population), findings,
and conclusions.
During the career of a nurse, many clinical and practice questions will be raised
that will require research methods to area of choice, nurses acquire valid and
reliable information that enables them to provide quality care.
The goal of client care is to provide quality nursing services that are effective in
promoting health and wellness and alleviating the discomforts of illness.
client outcomes, decreased health care costs, and client satisfaction are driving
forces for the use of scientific data in the decision-making process of client care
(Boswell, 2007).
EBP the nurse integrates research findings with clinical experience, the client’s
preferences, and available resources in Although EBP has been emphasized in
medicine for years, nursing is in the initial stages of developing an ‘‘However, for
the goals of evidence-based practice to be met, a culture of practice must be
developed in which all practices from the best evidence currently available’’
(Burns Nurses must rely on the best evidence available to justify their practice
until a solid scientific knowledge base evolves into EBP.
The identification of the knowledge base for nursing practice contributes to
achieving client outcomes and making nursing practice credible.
Although the terms best practices and evidence-based practice are often used
interchangeably, these terms have different not necessarily evidence-based; best
practices are simply interventions that produce positive client outcomes or
Nurses need to base their clinical practice on empirical evidence to optimize
client outcomes, to provide cost-effective safe practice, and to enhance the
credibility of nursing care.
utilizing nursing research: • Research itself: inadequate scientific base •
Practicing nurses: educational preparation with limited exposure to research
utilization and resistance to change • Nursing profession: limited communication
and collaboration between practitioners and researchers Cacchione (2008)
addressed another barrier, nurse participation in interprofessional research,
citing a nursing intervention study in a long-term care setting that failed because
the concerned nurses were not involved in the development In 1992, the Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research within the U.
Department of Health and Human Services, renamed the Agency for Healthcare
Research and the state-of-the-art research on certain topics and to develop
clinical practice guidelines.
identification and treatment of urinary incontinence.
guidelines, which are based on evidence and provide the consumer with
information directly related to the clinical practice guidelines, are available at
AHRQ’s Web site.
of nursing research utilization will require commitment and collaboration among
researchers, practicing nurses, organizations that train and employ nurses, and
the leadership of the Accessing nursing research can be a challenge to students.
‘‘Nursing students are often intimidated by the research Nursing students are
exposed to research in varying Nursing students need to familiarize themselves
with a few general terms before they read and analyze research studies.
Research articles usually begin with an abstract, a summary statement that
identifies the purpose, methodology (inclusive of subject population), findings,
and conclusions.
During the career of a nurse, many clinical and practice questions will be raised
that will require research methods to area of choice, nurses acquire valid and
reliable information that enables them to provide quality care.
The goal of client care is to provide quality nursing services that are effective in
promoting health and wellness and alleviating the discomforts of illness.
client outcomes, decreased health care costs, and client satisfaction are driving
forces for the use of scientific data in the decision-making process of client care
(Boswell, 2007).
EBP the nurse integrates research findings with clinical experience, the client’s
preferences, and available resources in Although EBP has been emphasized in
medicine for years, nursing is in the initial stages of developing an ‘‘However, for
the goals of evidence-based practice to be met, a culture of practice must be
developed in which all practices from the best evidence currently available’’
(Burns Nurses must rely on the best evidence available to justify their practice
until a solid scientific knowledge base evolves into EBP.
The identification of the knowledge base for nursing practice contributes to
achieving client outcomes and making nursing practice credible.
Although the terms best practices and evidence-based practice are often used
interchangeably, these terms have different not necessarily evidence-based; best
practices are simply interventions that produce positive client outcomes or
Nurses need to base their clinical practice on empirical evidence to optimize
client outcomes, to provide cost-effective safe practice, and to enhance the
credibility of nursing care.
