Date of Award

5-2023

Document Type

Dissertation - Campus Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Degree Discipline

Nursing

Abstract

Implementation of research findings in real-life settings should be the end goal of any research project. Despite the importance of research implementation, there exists a lag between the research's completion and its findings' implementation. Sometimes up to a 14-year time-lapse exists between the completion of research and the implementation of its findings. It is estimated that less than 50% of clinical research findings are utilized in clinical settings. Shortening the time lag between research and implementation requires involving research stakeholders such as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). This project evaluated the impact of a three-day training intensive on APRNs' intent to use and self-efficacy in using research findings after participating in the intensive. The project had a cross-sectional non-experimental design. Eleven APRNs participated in a three-day training intensive in October 2021, and seven APRNs participated in May 2022. The training intensive was based on comparative effectiveness research findings and the research implementation process. The APRNs completed assessment survey questionnaires after each day of training and completed a program evaluation after the three-day intensive. The program evaluation questionnaire evaluated participants' self-efficacy in implementing research findings and intent to use research findings in their

clinical practice. The assessment and post-attendance questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Kirkpatrick Model. The project's objectives were met, as all participants responded positively to the survey question about their intent to use comparative effectiveness research findings in their practice setting. They also rated their self-efficacy in implementing research findings as fairly- confident.

Keywords: research implementation, comparative effectiveness research, training intensive, intent to use, self-efficacy

Committee Chair/Advisor

Chloe Gaines

Committee Member

Sharisse Hebert

Committee Member

Jerrel Moore

Committee Member

Ruby Benjamin-Garner

Publisher

Prairie View A&M University

Rights

© 2021 Prairie View A & M University

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Date of Digitization

11/07/2024

Contributing Institution

John B Coleman Library

City of Publication

Prairie View

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