Nurses’ wishes, knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers on implementing research findings into practice among graduate nurses in Austria

Helga E Breimaier, Ruud JG Halfens and Christa Lohrmann

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2011, vol. 20, issue 11‐12, 1744-1756

Abstract: Aims. To identify and describe nurses’ wishes, needs, knowledge and attitudes to nursing research, as well as perceived barriers to and facilitators of research utilisation in nursing practice in Austria. Background. Research results are not always used in daily nursing practice, despite their potential to improve nursing care quality. A variety of factors impede their implementation and use. Nurses’ wishes about research utilisation have scarcely been reported. No data are available yet from an Austrian perspective. Design. Descriptive and exploratory cross‐sectional survey. Methods. The study was conducted in an Austrian university hospital in May 2007, including all graduate nurses (n = 1825). One thousand and twenty‐three nurses returned the self‐reported questionnaire. Descriptive analysis was performed initially, then group comparisons (diploma

Date: 2011
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