Nurses and use of research information in clinical practice: a case study of the university teaching hospital in Zambia.
| dc.contributor.author | Monde, Wamunyima Mercy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-17T08:03:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-17T08:03:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main objective of this study was to investigate nurses’ use of research information in their clinical practice at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. A case study that utilised both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection was adopted. Data was collected using a questionnaire. Quantitative data was analysed using SPSS and qualitative data was analysed thematically. A purposive sample of 60 practicing nurses was used, 57 questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 95%. 54% of the nurses indicated that they used research information in their clinical practice. 12.28% of the nurses used research information very often in their clinical practice. The majority of nurses were prompted to seek information because of: emergency of new cases, to update themselves, to provide quality services, emergency of new technologies and due to a high disease burden. The importance of using research information by nurses in clinical practice has been clearly articulated by researchers. Keywords: Evidence Based Practice, Research Utilisation, Research Information, Nursing Practice. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/4709 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | The University of Zambia | en |
| dc.subject | Information use by nurses. | en |
| dc.subject | Health information services. | en |
| dc.title | Nurses and use of research information in clinical practice: a case study of the university teaching hospital in Zambia. | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |