Development of a Successful Research Environment in a Magnet Designated Hospital: Infrastructure and Individual Programs of Research

Cornelius, Lori A.

Saturday, 29 October 2011

Lori A. Cornelius, MS, RN¹
Della J. Derscheid, MS, RN²
Diane E. Holland, PhD, RN³
Catherine E. Vanderboom, PhD, RN³
Audrey J. Weymiller, PhD, CNP, RN¹
(1)Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
(2)Department of Nursing, Psychiatry and Psychology Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
(3)Department of Nursing, Nursing Research Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to describe components of the infrastructure that support nursing research at Mayo Clinic Rochester.

Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to list Mayo Clinic nurse researcher areas of interest.

The structure and support for nursing research comes from clinical practice, education and the Department of Research. Nurse researchers are connected to practice through a Researcher Engaged with Practice model, consultations and mentoring of staff, the Mayo Clinic Evidenced Based Decision Framework, affiliations with nursing schools locally and nationally, an endowment-based Scholars Program, and multiple interdisciplinary research teams. Research education is provided to staff through research rounds, a research web site and tutorial, and an annual Nursing Research Conference. The Nursing Research and Evaluation Committee reviews all nursing research proposals for scientific merit, feasibility, and awards funding.

The Division of Nursing Research is supported jointly by Mayo Clinic Departments of Nursing and Research. Internal funding for nurse-led studies include a small grants program, pediatric funds, sponsorship funds, general research funds, and funding for pre and post doctoral work. External funding for studies obtained by nurse researchers includes federal, professional organizations, and numerous foundations.

Nurse researchers at Mayo Clinic have expertise in both qualitative and quantitative methods. Major areas of interest include: care transitions, health promotion, palliative care, evidence-based decision making, and wound healing. 64 nurse-led studies have been conducted at Mayo in the past 48 months, 35 by the nurse researchers. During 2010 nurse researchers conducted 174 staff consultations on study development, potential funding, dissemination, and identification of additional resources. In the past 36 months nurse researchers have published 47 articles and 8 book chapters, making significant contributions to nursing science and accelerating the process of translating discovery to patient care.

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