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Professional nurses' opinion on research and research utilization for promoting quality nursing care in selected teaching hospitals in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ofi Bola,
Sowunmi Lanre,
Edet Dele,
Anarado ye
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2008.00684.x
Subject(s) - nursing , medicine , descriptive research , knowledge base , descriptive statistics , quality (philosophy) , survey research , significant difference , nursing research , medical education , family medicine , psychology , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , epistemology , applied psychology , world wide web , computer science
The study investigated nurses' knowledge base for research conduct, attitudes towards research and perceived barriers to research utilization. Data for this descriptive survey were collected through a 41‐item‐structured questionnaire. The sample consisted of 500 nurses purposively selected from three tertiary hospitals in the Southern part of Nigeria. Results show that 73.4% of the respondents received instruction on research methodology, 48.6% attended research workshop previously, 68.0% have conducted research, and 27.6% have collaborated with others. Educational level has a significant effect on knowledge base ( P < 0.05). Significant difference ( P < 0.05) was found between the hospitals with respect to conducting research and collaboration. Fifty per cent of the respondents held positive attitudes towards research conduct and utilization, and 40.8% reported utilizing findings frequently. Inability to understand research reports and statistics were identified as barriers. Nursing services managers and educators should promote better research education focusing on practitioners' knowledge/experience and attitudes towards research.