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Thursday, 20 July 2006
This presentation is part of : The Development and Implementation of a Collaborative Partnership Between Practice and Education for Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Research Roundtable: Lessons Learned and Visions for the Future
Sarah E. Harne-Britner, MSN, BS, CCRN1, Carolyn Kreamer, PhD, RN2, Louann Zinsmeister, DNSc, MS, BSN, R3, Deborah Schafer, MSN, RNC1, and Marianne Allen, MN, RNC1. (1) Nursing Services, PinnacleHealth System, Harrisburg, PA, USA, (2) Department of Nursing, Messiah College, Grantham, PA, USA, (3) Nursing, Messiah College, Grantham, PA, USA
Each year Research Roundtable has been revised based on participant evaluations and feedback. While the participants rated the experience as “very good” or a mean of 4.4 on a 5-point scale, there were recommendations for changes: 1) expansion of program time, 2) revision of facilitator and workgroup expectations, 3) awarding of continuing education credits, 4) inclusion of both sections of the undergraduate research classes. After the second year of the collaboration, both  organizations were more interested in pursuing an EBP direction. Consequently, the organizations co-hosted a workshop on EBP and adopted this focus for the third year of the Research Roundtable. This new focus directed workgroups to identify relevant clinical questions amenable to the EBP process. The outcomes of the workgroups’ projects included literature reviews, summaries of findings, and practice and/or research recommendations that were forwarded to a committee or council within the clinical organization. Preliminary review of pretest/posttest data on staff nurses’ and nursing students’ EBP beliefs and skills supported the effectiveness of this collaboration in improving both dimensions. Outcomes of the Research Roundtable collaboration included creation of a model for clinical inquiry, the opportunity for individual and joint oral and poster presentations at collegiate, regional, and national nursing research conferences, joint publications, procurement of grant monies for research, and the creation of a position for a doctorally prepared nurse on the research council of the healthcare organization. The leaders of this collaboration envision a higher proportion of staff nurse participation, increased program funding, and undergraduate curricular revision. The Research Roundtable has provided a rich learning environment for staff nurses and undergraduate nursing students for the development of skills in EBP and research. It has enhanced collaboration between the clinical and academic settings benefiting the entire nursing community. 

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