Seventeen years ago, the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in
America (2001) recommended the establishment of a comprehensive program aimed at …

Background Pragmatic clinical trials are used to test the efficacy of interventions in a real-
world clinical practice setting. Purpose The purpose of this article was to summarize the …

Aim Nursing research worldwide is committed to rigorous scientific inquiry that provides a
significant body of knowledge to advance nursing practice. One way to advance nursing …

Abstract Background Pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs) are an important research approach for
nurse researchers seeking to bring efficacious interventions to the real world of clinical …

Pragmatic studies are common in nursing research. These studies range from secondary
analysis of large observational datasets to prospective randomized multisite clinical trials …

The traditional approach in nursing science is to focus on research from randomized
controlled trials (RCTs). RCT research design is scientifically robust, readily accepted, and …

Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
without statistical significance that may have employed such phrases as “approaching …

The Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) has long been recognized as the gold standard
approach to testing the efficacy of medicines. More recently the method is being used to test …

This is the first time that CJNR has devoted an issue to the topic of nursing intervention
research. Nursing intervention research is essential not only to determine whether existing …

Over the past decade, an increased emphasis by funding agencies for intervention research
has led to more journal reports by nurse researchers completing intervention trials. In turn …