Survey and analysis of the current situation of nursing research of nurses in a Class- III A hospital

Abstract

Objective To investigate and analyze the present situation of the nursing researches done by nurses.Methods A self-designed questionnaire measuring personal and professional characteristics,the current situation,attitudes,motivation,promotion measures of nursing research and improvement ways of research capacity distributed to a convenience sample of 780 nurses working in a Class-ⅢA hospital.Results 13.8％ and 32.1％ of the nurses had published papers and had participated in research in the last five years.27.8％ and 23.6％ of nurses took part in the nursing conference and nursing research training.The nurses,in general,had positive attitudes toward research and recognized its importance in guiding nursing practice,while 70.3％ reported their lack of research knowledge and skill,The main purpose of nursing research were professional title promotion,clinical experience summary (69.4％) and clinical problem solving (65.1％).Nursing research training,conference and lecture should be the motivation measures and approach for research ability.Conclusions The present situation of research among nurses should still have to be improved.Nursing research training should be carried out toward different education and professional title.Findings from the study will be useful for nurse researchers and nurse managers planning intervention to promote nurses' involvement. Key words: Nurse,hospital; Data collection; Nursing research