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 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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