Open AccessBuilding Communities of Practice: The Research Nurse Round Table
Author(s) -
Larkin Mary E.,
Griffith Catherine A.,
Pitler Linda,
Donahue Lauren,
Sbrolla Amy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical and translational science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1752-8062
pISSN - 1752-8054
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2012.00435.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , nursing , best practice , medical education , medicine , psychology , computer science , political science , artificial intelligence , law
Abstract This paper shares the experience of establishing a research nurse forum aimed at knowledge sharing, problem solving, and community building from the perspective of a group of clinical research nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a tertiary care center in Boston, Massachusetts. We report on a sequence of developmental steps taken to create this forum as an example of best practice for research nurses. Logistical considerations, mission and goals, as well as outcomes and implications for practice are described, with the intent that others interested in building similar forums can replicate aspects of this model within their own practice settings. Clin Trans Sci 2012; Volume 5: 428–431