Learning Objective #1: Describe the ANA standards of research utilization by the bedside nurse and the benefits of increasing staff nurses’ understanding of evidence-based medicine

Learning Objective #2: Identify ways to increase bedside nurses’ use of research including the Research Educational Intervention employing a modified team learning approach

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In the current environment of desire for increasing evidenced based practice and pursuit of many hospitals' toward Magnet status, many facilities find the need to increase their staff nurses' involvement, usage, and understanding of clinical research. Barriers to bedside use of research include lack of time, lack of support, limited nursing interest, lack of knowledge, perception of research, lack of support by administration, lack of money and library resources, resistance to change, and mindset of using established practices. A plan was devised to answer the American Nurses Association's Standards for Research Utilization including nurses' “use of research findings in practice” and “ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice” thru an educational intervention. The goal of this educational intervention is to improve attitudes and beliefs about research, expand the staff nurses' knowledge of basic research principles, and increase the utilization of research findings at the bedside. The group developed a plan labeled “Research Educational Intervention” which utilized traditional lecture to instruct on basic research principles and discussion with a modified Team Learning Approach to meet the ANA goals. The discussion could include research topics relevant to the individual nursing unit with measurable outcome criteria along with examining the quality of the research project, allowing for tracking patient care improvement and nursing understanding.