Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in China
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate Chinese tertiary hospital nurses’ research output, research ability, and their related training needs regarding scientific research methodology and analyze the relations among them. Methods: A nationwide survey was conducted in China on a large sample of terti...
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| author | Xue Wu Xinjuan Wu Yanhong Gao Limin Wang Jingfen Jin Yinglan Li Shouzhen Cheng Xianxiu Wen Aiping Wang Qingyin Li Shaomei Shang |
| author_facet | Xue Wu Xinjuan Wu Yanhong Gao Limin Wang Jingfen Jin Yinglan Li Shouzhen Cheng Xianxiu Wen Aiping Wang Qingyin Li Shaomei Shang |
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| description | Objective: This study aimed to evaluate Chinese tertiary hospital nurses’ research output, research ability, and their related training needs regarding scientific research methodology and analyze the relations among them. Methods: A nationwide survey was conducted in China on a large sample of tertiary hospital nurses (n = 27,335) recruited from 22 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. A validated, self-designed questionnaire, consisted of a common questionnaire, the Science Research Skills Self-Rating Questionnaire (SRSQ) and the Scientific Research Training Needs Questionnaire (SRTNQ) were used to assess nurses’ research output, self-rated research skills and research-training needs. Results: The nurses’ scientific research participation rates (with 4.13%, 7.85%, 5.35%, and 2.04% in research projects, research attendance, papers published, and patent, respectively) and their self-rated research skills 25.00 (12.50, 37.50) were very low. However, the research training needs were relatively high 53.12(37.50, 75.00). Significant differences in research participation rates (research projects, research attendance, papers published, and patent), scientific research skills, and research-training needs were determined by age, highest education level, nursing experience, employment, technical title, administrative post, and clinical tutoring experience (P < 0.05). Female and male nurses had different research participation rates (only research projects and studies published) and scientific research skills (P < 0.05). Positive correlations were observed among research output, scientific research skills, and research-training needs (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Nurses’ scientific research participation and self-rated research ability were below the optimal despite that they had relatively high research-training needs. Nurses should be provided further research training with tailored content to their characteristics and capacity. Keywords: Nursing staff, Hospital, Nursing research, Needs assessment |
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| spelling | doaj.art-629d6e0bc4c14ed68323d09750cd3eb52022-12-21T18:58:28ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Nursing Sciences2352-01322019-07-0163300308Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in ChinaXue Wu0Xinjuan Wu1Yanhong Gao2Limin Wang3Jingfen Jin4Yinglan Li5Shouzhen Cheng6Xianxiu Wen7Aiping Wang8Qingyin Li9Shaomei Shang10Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, ChinaPeking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, ChinaThe General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing, ChinaPeking University School of Nursing, Beijing, ChinaThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, ChinaXiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, ChinaThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaSichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, ChinaThe First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, ChinaFuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, ChinaPeking University School of Nursing, Beijing, China; Corresponding author.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate Chinese tertiary hospital nurses’ research output, research ability, and their related training needs regarding scientific research methodology and analyze the relations among them. Methods: A nationwide survey was conducted in China on a large sample of tertiary hospital nurses (n = 27,335) recruited from 22 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. A validated, self-designed questionnaire, consisted of a common questionnaire, the Science Research Skills Self-Rating Questionnaire (SRSQ) and the Scientific Research Training Needs Questionnaire (SRTNQ) were used to assess nurses’ research output, self-rated research skills and research-training needs. Results: The nurses’ scientific research participation rates (with 4.13%, 7.85%, 5.35%, and 2.04% in research projects, research attendance, papers published, and patent, respectively) and their self-rated research skills 25.00 (12.50, 37.50) were very low. However, the research training needs were relatively high 53.12(37.50, 75.00). Significant differences in research participation rates (research projects, research attendance, papers published, and patent), scientific research skills, and research-training needs were determined by age, highest education level, nursing experience, employment, technical title, administrative post, and clinical tutoring experience (P < 0.05). Female and male nurses had different research participation rates (only research projects and studies published) and scientific research skills (P < 0.05). Positive correlations were observed among research output, scientific research skills, and research-training needs (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Nurses’ scientific research participation and self-rated research ability were below the optimal despite that they had relatively high research-training needs. Nurses should be provided further research training with tailored content to their characteristics and capacity. Keywords: Nursing staff, Hospital, Nursing research, Needs assessmenthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013218305003 |
| spellingShingle | Xue Wu Xinjuan Wu Yanhong Gao Limin Wang Jingfen Jin Yinglan Li Shouzhen Cheng Xianxiu Wen Aiping Wang Qingyin Li Shaomei Shang Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in China International Journal of Nursing Sciences |
| title | Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in China |
| title_full | Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in China |
| title_fullStr | Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in China |
| title_short | Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in China |
| title_sort | research training needs of clinical nurses a nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in china |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013218305003 |
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