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HealthPark Medical Center Surgical
Services/PACU
Nursing Research Journal Club
Description
Target
Audience: All Surgical Services/PACU nursing staff.
Purpose:
The HealthPark Medical Center Surgical Services/PACU 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:
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To enhance
nurses' knowledge of the research process.
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To enhance
nurses' ability to critically evaluate published nursing
research.
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To develop
an awareness of current nursing research studies.
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To
evaluate current practice based on evidence-based nursing
research results.
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To share
information with other nursing staff members.
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To
motivate nurses to participate in evidence-based practice
and/or nursing research projects at LMHS.
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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: TBD
Place:
HealthPark Medical Center, Surgical Services/PACU
Reading
assignments: The journal article to be reviewed will be
available the first business day of each month.
Available
credits: Application has been made to earn one (1) contact
hour for each Journal Club meeting attended.
Advisor:
Lynn Mayle
RN, BSN, CPAN
239-343-5370
Lynn.mayle@leememorial.org
updated: June 16, 2008
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