In a keynote address to the Teacher Training Agency Annual Conference, Professor David
Hargreaves suggested that teaching could become an evidence-based profession if …

Background Interventions that have a better than random chance of increasing nurses' use
of research are important to the delivery of quality patient care. However, few reports exist of …

Aim This study examines nurses' perceptions of competence in different university hospital
work environments. Background Nurses' self‐recognition of own level of competence is …

Research information in nurses' clinical decision‐making: what is useful? Aim. To examine
those sources of information which nurses find useful for reducing the uncertainty associated …

Aim. To examine the barriers that nurses feel prevent them from using research in the
decisions they make. Background. A sizeable research literature focusing on research …

Background: No empirical literature was found that explained how organizational context
(operationalized as a composite of leadership, culture, and evaluation) influences research …

For many management researchers, it is important that the knowledge they create is utilised
and has some impact on managerial practice. Sustainable competitive advantage depends …

The accessibility of research‐based knowledge for nurses in United Kingdom acute care
settings Background. The successful dissemination of the results of the National Health …

Background In the past forty years, many gains have been made in our understanding of the
concept of research utilization. While numerous studies exist on professional nurses' use of …

• The aim of nursing research is to produce a sound foundation for evidence‐based nursing;
the job of nurses is to make the best possible use of that foundation and apply the …