The application of action research method to develop the research capacity of nursing staff

Abstract

Objective To observe the effect of the action research method in cultivating the scientific research ability of nurses. Methods 45 nurses were choosed as the research objects in our hospital from March to May in 2014 using the method of action research, and definiting the specific problems first, then through the training process of plan-action-observation-training, the study subjects were divided into three groups to participate in the three cycle of scientific research training by lottery. the training effect of scientific research ability in three cycles after training were evaluated. Results The scientific research level of nursing staff was in the medium level, and the total score was (42.33±15.10) points. After the three cycle, the total score of scientific research ability was increased to (79.73±10.77) points, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-13.199,P <0.05). In the three cycle, the total score of scientific research ability respectively was (71.87±8.23) points, (8.39±88.87) points, (78.47±8.32)points , and the difference was statistically significant (F=15.940,P <0.05); the scores of the project plan respectively was (67.20±13.60) points, (70.13±14.31) points , (78.73±8.69) points, and the difference was statistically significant (F=3.474, P <0.05). Conclusions Using the action research method can effectively improve the ability of scientific research of nurses. Key words: Nursing staff; Action research; Scientific research ability; Nursing staff