Unit-based nursing research.

Abstract

Sixteen nurses working in a variety of clinical settings met to learn about unit based nursing research. Each had a different perception of the concept but all agreed it was time to validate, via research, what nurses were actually doing to impact patient outcomes. The individual members achieved their goals of learning the steps in the research process and planning a study for their own unit. The mentoring received from the researcher was viewed as a necessary component of accomplishing their projects.