J M Pearcy | PubMed Health

PubMed1995

Models and processes of research utilization.

The proliferation of research in nursing is greater today than at any other time in the history of nursing. In order for this research to be meaningful for practice, research utilization efforts are imperative. This article reviews three prominent research utilization models spanning three decades of development. Future challenges and suggestions for improving the process are identified. Through research utilization efforts, nurses are given the power to make informed choices regarding implementation of research-based assessments, diagnoses, interventions, and outcome measures that ultimately will result in improved patient outcomes.

Clinical Nursing Research↗

PubMed1994

Using clinical innovations for research-based practice.

Making choices about patient-care interventions pervades critical care nursing practice. Research utilization activities provide the reasoning by which assessment parameters are established, preventative actions are identified, and interventions are evaluated in the clinical setting for positive effects on patient outcomes. For research results to be directly applicable, they must be transformed into clinical innovations specific to a patient population, clinical situation, or institutional setting. A brief summary of using research findings to design clinical innovations is provided. Examples of selected clinical innovations are included to illustrate the steps of the research utilization process. Clinical innovations are intended to improve or validate patient outcomes and are considered the key to quality patient care.

Clinical Nursing Research↗