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ArticleJournal of nursing management2022

Building research capacity and culture: Exploring nurses' experience of implementing a nurse-led clinical trial.

Catherine O'Brien, Eileen Furlong, Barbara Coughlan, Patricia Fox, Andrew Darley

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Article in Journal of nursing management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Catherine O'BrienThe Haematology, Oncology and Palliative Care (HOPe) Directorate, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0782-1093
Eileen FurlongSchool of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Belfield, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1985-2620
Barbara CoughlanSchool of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Belfield, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6922-8308
Patricia FoxSchool of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Belfield, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4216-9176
Andrew DarleySchool of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Belfield, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4256-0044

Funding

European Union's Seventh Framework Programme 602289
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore the experiences of a nursing team who implemented an international nurse-led clinical trial in practice and understand the facilitators to their involvement.

backgroundThe role and responsibilities of the clinical nurse are advancing to encompass research activity to help inform evidence-based practice. However, several personal and organisational challenges can inhibit nurses' capacity to implement and undertake research within clinical practice.

methodsThree focus groups were conducted with members of a nursing team (N = 18). Thematic analysis was employed, and themes were identified and agreed upon by the research team.

resultsFive themes were identified: 'Previous experience of and attitudes to participation in clinical research', 'Decision-making regarding participation in the clinical trial', 'Facilitators of participation in the clinical trial', 'Challenges of research in nursing practice' and 'Future orientation towards research'.

conclusionThrough their experiences of implementing a nurse-led clinical trial within practice, nurses recognized a number of facilitators and challenges to their participation. The perceived relevance of the clinical trial to the nurses' practice, potential to improve patient care and appreciation of the nurse leader's expertise and understanding of their context were key motivators. Reciprocal trust with the nurse leader who was encouraging, motivating, supportive and accessible resulted in the engagement and commitment of the nursing team. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: This paper offers a perspective that can inform senior nursing management teams when implementing and conducting evidence-based research amongst nursing teams and in doing so meet the needs of developing research capacity amongst clinical nurses.

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Clinical Trials as TopicNurses, InternationalFocus GroupsHumansNurse's RoleNursing, TeamQualitative Researchfacilitatorsnurse experiencequalitative researchtransformational leadership

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PMID35246888
PMCPMC9314815

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