B.SC NURSING III YEAR

1. RESEARCH UTILIZATION
PREPARED BY
MRS.AKILA.A, M.Sc (N), M.Sc (PSY)
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

2. INTRODUCTION
• Nursing Research is very important
because it add to nursing knowledge that
nurses can apply in patient care. Nurses
can enhance their practice by using the
evidences created through research.

3. RESEARCH UTILISATION
• It is a process in which a nursing problem
in need of scientific solution is identified,
the valid findings from literature are
located, they are critically evaluated for
their applicability to the problem, the
research based interventions for use in
practice are formulated and ultimately the
outcome is evaluated.

4. • Research utilisation is the process of
synthesising, disseminating and using
research generated knowledge to make an
impact on or change in the existing
practices to society.

5. GENERAL BARRIERS TO
RESEARCH UTILISATION
1.Gap between research and Practice
2. Lack of understanding of research
methodology
3. Resistance to change the practice
4. Lack of continuing education programme
5. Lack of motivation
6. Lack of time

6. BARRIERS TO RESEARCH
UTILISATION BASED ON
SOME CATEGORIES
• Factors related to nurses
• Nursing research factors
• Organisational factors
• Communication factors

7. Factors related to nurses
1.Lack of time, lack of motivation, confidence,
knowledge, money and resources
2. Nurses do not see the value of research for
practice
3.Sees only little benefit for self
4. Inflexible and unwilling to change
5.Lack of documented need to change practice.
6. Lack of capability in evaluating the quality of
research
7. Lack of discussion with colleagues
8. Unawareness about the importance of the
research.

8. Nursing Research factors
1.Methodological inadequacies
2. Conclusions are not justified.
3.Lack of replication
4.Conflicting results in literatures
5.Uncertainity in believing the results.
6.Lack of appropriate clinical applicable
recommendations

9. Organisational Factors
1.Lack of accessibility to journals and research sources.
2.Lack of fund
3. Not allowing the new implementations
4. Lack of cooperation from physicians
5.Insufficient time on the job
6. Lack of support from staffs
7.Lack of facilities
8.Nurses having lack of authority to change the practice.
9.Lack of generalisation related to settings.
10.Lack of time to read.

10. Communication factors
1.Lack of collaboration between researchers and
clinicians.
2. Lack of presentation of findings to nurses in clinical
settings.
3. Lack of publication in clinical research findings.
4. Lack of understandable research publications.
5. Overwhelming contradicting information
6. Implications are not clear
7. Lack of availability of research reports
8. statistical analyses are not understandable
9.Relevent literature not compiled in one place.
10.Research is not relevant to the nurses practice.

11. FACILITATING RESEARCH
UTILISATION
1.Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary
research
2. Administrative support
3. Sensitising the nursing personnel
regarding research

12. STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE
UTILISATION OF NURSING
RESEARCH
Factors which are important to facilitate the
utilisation:
- Identification of clinically significant
problems and issues.
- Environmental factors
- Nurses role

13. Nurse educators
• Use research findings in lectures
• Incorporate research findings in clinical
assignments
• Strive to make research exciting, so that
the students can be motivated to conduct
research activity.

14. Nurse researchers
• Focus their research activity on current
clinical problems
• Disseminate research results as early as
possible.
• Present research findings, locally, regionally
and nationally.
• Publish the research findings in clinical as
well as scientific journals.
• Clearly delineate practice implication of
results.

15. Nurse administrators
• Establish a research friendly culture
• Encourage clinicians to question traditions
• Reward risk taking and innovations
• Require research basis for practice change
• Incorporate research role in job description
• Provide research resources.
• Encourage and support CNE, conference
participation, publications
• Encourage role model research collaboration.

16. Nurse clinicians
• Question practice traditions
• Stay updated with literature
• Commit to continuous learning
• Collaborate with researchers
• Support research conduct in the clinical
setting
• Take the risks to make changes and
improve practices