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The implementation of nursing research related to the nursing profession in Northern Ireland
Author(s) -
Myco Freda
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1981.tb03095.x
Subject(s) - nursing , nursing research , northern ireland , work (physics) , nursing practice , nursing care , medicine , process (computing) , sociology , computer science , mechanical engineering , ethnology , engineering , operating system
Adopting the holistic approach to the definition of nursing as purported by Treece & Treece (1977), this paper presents the findings of the reported efforts of five grades of nursing personnel, directly involved in hospital care in Northern Ireland, to utilize research information in their area of work during the 12 months up to Spring 1979. It draws the conclusion that these groups have not yet begun to identify to any great extent the importance of research to nursing practice, or with the need to devise a process through which research can be implemented and evaluated