Cape Coral Hospital SURGICAL SERVICES
 Nursing Research journal club 

Description

Target Audience:  All Lee Memorial Health System nursing staff involved in the care of surgical patients.

Purpose:  The Surgical Services Nursing Research Journal Club strives to introduce pertinent nursing research to interested nurses, supporting and developing staff’s research skills to ultimately enrich nursing practice.

Educational Objectives: 

• To enhance nurses’ knowledge of the research process

• To enhance nurses’ ability to critically evaluate published nursing research

• To develop an awareness of current nursing research studies

• To evaluate current practice based on evidence-based nursing research results

• To share information with other nursing staff members

• To motivate nurses to participate in evidence-based practice and/or nursing research projects at LMHS

• To develop and enhance critical thinking skills

Desired outcomes:  The desired outcome is to improve nurses’ understanding in developing evidence-based practice and conducting primary nursing research.

Format:  Meetings

Frequency of meetings:  Monthly; as scheduled by the Surgical Services Nursing Journal Club Coordinators

Place:  PACU Lounge at Cape Coral Hospital

Reading assignments:  The journal article to be reviewed will be available the first business day of each month.

• A link to the month’s article will be posted on the Nursing WEB page

• A link to the month’s article will be posted on the Medical Library WEB page

Available credits:  Application for one (1) contact hour has been made for participation in this journal club meeting.

Co-Leaders: 

Sara Duffy, RN, BSN, CAPA           &       Jennifer Zeh, BSN, RN, CPAN
PACU Specialist                                     Staff Nurse
sara.duffy@leememorial.org                 jennie.zeh@leememorial.org
Phone: 574-0334                                  Phone: 574-0334

Updated: May 29, 2007