Hweidi, I. M., Tawalbeh, L. I., Al-hassan, M. A., Alayadeh, R. M., & Al-Smadi, A. M. (2017). Research use of nurses working in the critical care units: Barriers and facilitators. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 36(4), 226-233.?
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Research Use of Nurses
Working in the Critical
Care Units: Barriers
and Facilitators
Issa M. Hweidi, DNSc, MSN, RN; Loai Issa Tawalbeh, PhD, MSN, RN;
Musa A. Al-hassan, PhD, MSN, RN; Razan M. Alayadeh, MSN, RN;
Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi, PhD, MSN, RN
Background: There is a distinct gap between theory and practice with
respect to research use in clinical practice, particularly in critical care
units, that could be related to the presence of a number of barriers that
hinder the use of research findings.
Aims: The aims of the study were to identify barriers and facilitators to
research use as perceived by Jordanian nurses in critical care units and
to examine the predictors of research use among those nurses.
Methods: The study used a cross-sectional, correlational design. The
self-administered ??Barriers Scale?? was introduced to 200 registered
critical care nurses, using the drop-and-collect technique, between
October and November 2015.
Results: The results revealed that ??nurse does not have time to read
research at work?? was the top ranked barrier that hinders research use
(mean [SD], 3.45 [0.79]). The first 7 ranked barriers were related to the
organizational subscale. Managerial support was the top perceived
facilitator for research use. Only ??attending special training courses in
nursing research?? was the significant predictor of research use and
explained 59.1% of the variance in research use, t(190) = j3.93,
P = .003. The most identified barriers toward research use revealed by
the qualitative data include dominant routine nursing tasks, existence of
gap between theory and practice, shortage of nursing staff, and public
negative image about nursing profession. Participants suggested the
importance of increasing organizational support and creating an
organizational research culture to further promote research use in
clinical nursing practice