TY - JOUR
T1 - Using a handbook to improve nurses' continence care
AU - Williams, K
AU - Roe, Brenda
AU - Sindhu, F
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Nursing care should be based on sound research evidence with demonstrated clinical effectiveness. Dissemination of this research evidence is, therefore, of paramount importance. A study using focus groups was undertaken during 1993-1994 to evaluate the dissemination of a clinical handbook for continence care to qualified nurses, in relation to reported nursing practice in care of the elderly wards/units in one health authority. A total of 124 nurses participated in the study and 98 variables were included. Improvements were recorded in nurses' responses between the pre-test and post-test for 84 (86 per cent) variables in the experimental group and 58 (59 per cent) in the control group. This demonstrates the positive value of the clinical handbook as a method of disseminating research evidence.
AB - Nursing care should be based on sound research evidence with demonstrated clinical effectiveness. Dissemination of this research evidence is, therefore, of paramount importance. A study using focus groups was undertaken during 1993-1994 to evaluate the dissemination of a clinical handbook for continence care to qualified nurses, in relation to reported nursing practice in care of the elderly wards/units in one health authority. A total of 124 nurses participated in the study and 98 variables were included. Improvements were recorded in nurses' responses between the pre-test and post-test for 84 (86 per cent) variables in the experimental group and 58 (59 per cent) in the control group. This demonstrates the positive value of the clinical handbook as a method of disseminating research evidence.
UR - http://nursingstandard.rcnpublishing.co.uk/
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8546978
M3 - Article (journal)
SN - 0029-6570
VL - 10
SP - 39
EP - 42
JO - Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
JF - Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
IS - 8
ER -