Programmatic details and outcomes of an Academic-Practice Research Fellowship for clinical nurses.
Academic-Practice Partnership
Nurses
Research
Journal
Applied nursing research : ANR
ISSN: 1532-8201
Titre abrégé: Appl Nurs Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8901557
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2020
10 2020
Historique:
received:
16
10
2019
revised:
31
01
2020
accepted:
07
05
2020
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
19
8
2021
entrez:
9
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Describe the programmatic details and outcomes of a competitive, two-year Academic-Practice Research Fellowship for clinical nurses. Numerous barriers challenge clinical nurses in their ability to conduct and disseminate research. We describe and evaluate a competitive, semi-structured, two-year Academic-Practice Research Fellowship in which clinical nurse 'fellows' accepted into the program are paired with a faculty mentor at a school of nursing to conduct and disseminate a research study that addresses a clinical problem identified by the fellow. The fellowship is facilitated by the Director of Academic-Practice Partnerships jointly appointed between a school of nursing and affiliated acute care hospitals, and with resources provided by both. The vast majority of didactic training is provided outside the classroom. We reviewed administrative records to describe the programmatic details and outcomes of the program. Thirteen nurses were accepted into the first three cohorts of the Academic-Practice Research Fellowship. Among the five fellows in the graduating first cohort, all successfully completed their research, presented their findings at national or international conference(s) and four have submitted manuscripts for publication, with two being accepted for publication. The eight current fellows are meeting all delineated milestones and timelines. Evaluations demonstrate the effectiveness of the fellowship in enhancing the professional development and research capacity of clinical nurses. The Academic-Practice Research Fellowship program integrates expertise and resources across academia and practice and has resulted in the successful conduct and dissemination of clinically relevant research by fulltime practicing nurses in the acute care setting.
Sections du résumé
AIM
Describe the programmatic details and outcomes of a competitive, two-year Academic-Practice Research Fellowship for clinical nurses.
BACKGROUND
Numerous barriers challenge clinical nurses in their ability to conduct and disseminate research. We describe and evaluate a competitive, semi-structured, two-year Academic-Practice Research Fellowship in which clinical nurse 'fellows' accepted into the program are paired with a faculty mentor at a school of nursing to conduct and disseminate a research study that addresses a clinical problem identified by the fellow. The fellowship is facilitated by the Director of Academic-Practice Partnerships jointly appointed between a school of nursing and affiliated acute care hospitals, and with resources provided by both. The vast majority of didactic training is provided outside the classroom.
METHODS
We reviewed administrative records to describe the programmatic details and outcomes of the program.
RESULTS
Thirteen nurses were accepted into the first three cohorts of the Academic-Practice Research Fellowship. Among the five fellows in the graduating first cohort, all successfully completed their research, presented their findings at national or international conference(s) and four have submitted manuscripts for publication, with two being accepted for publication. The eight current fellows are meeting all delineated milestones and timelines. Evaluations demonstrate the effectiveness of the fellowship in enhancing the professional development and research capacity of clinical nurses.
CONCLUSIONS
The Academic-Practice Research Fellowship program integrates expertise and resources across academia and practice and has resulted in the successful conduct and dissemination of clinically relevant research by fulltime practicing nurses in the acute care setting.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32507664
pii: S0897-1897(19)30717-7
doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151296
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
151296Commentaires et corrections
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Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest Eileen J. Carter is the Director of the Academic-Practice Research Fellowship. All authors were intimately involved in the development, implementation, and ongoing process improvements of the fellowship.