Description
Target Audience:
All night shift nursing
staff.
Purpose: The
LMH Night Shift 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: TBD
Reading assignments:
The journal article to be
reviewed will be available the first business day of each month.
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A link to the month’s
article will be posted on the Nursing WEB page
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A link to the month’s
article will be posted on the Medical Library WEB page
Available credits:
Application has been made
to earn one (1) contact hour for each Journal Club meeting attended
Advisor:
Sally Kolak RN, BSN
Patient Care Services, LMH
Phone Contact 334-5922
Sally.kolak@leememorial.org
Updated: January 2, 2008
