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2011

Squires, J.E., Newburn-Cook, C.V., O'Rourke, H.M., Wallin, L., Gustavsson, P., Estabrooks, C.

Background: In healthcare, a gap exists between what is known from research and what is practiced. Understanding this gap depends upon our ability to robustly measure research utilization. Objectives: The objectives of this systematic review were: to identify self-report measures of research...

2011

Squires, J.E., Hayduk, L.A., Norton, P.G., Estabrooks, C.A., Cummings, G.G.

Background: Organizational context has the potential to influence the use of new knowledge. However, despite advances in understanding the theoretical base of organizational context, its measurement has not been adequately addressed, limiting our ability to quantify and assess context in...

2005

Ranson Ratusz, A., Slater, L., Skillen, D.L., Olson, J., Anderson, M., Boman, J., Anderson, A., Day, R., Yonge, O., Profetto-McGrath, J.

Purpose: To describe nursing education research literature in terms of quality, content areas under investigation, geographic location of the research, research designs utilized, sample sizes, instruments used to collect data, and funding sources. Design and Methods: Quantitative and qualitative...

2011

Stevens, B., Squires, J.E., Hutchinson, A., Midodzi, W.K., Cummings, G.G., Kang, S.H., Scott, S., Estabrooks, C.A.

Background: There are few validated measures of organizational context and none that we located are parsimonious and address modifiable characteristics of context. The Alberta Context Tool (ACT) was developed to meet this need. The instrument assesses 8 dimensions of context, which comprise 10...

2010

Leddy, B., Myrick, F., Ceci, C., Profetto-McGrath, J., Fraser, K., Ross, C., Caine, V., Gauthier, S, Olson, K., Barnes, N., Sebulisky, J., Conroy, S., Henson, J. A., Wilson, D., Chambers, J., Holliday, L., McIlwraith, D., Austin, W., O'Brien, B., McKay, S., Olson, J., Jackman, D, Paul, P.

2009

Estabrooks, C.A., Norton, P.G., Cummings, G.G., Squires, J.E., Birdsell, J.M.

Background: The context of healthcare organizations such as hospitals is increasingly accepted as having the potential to influence the use of new knowledge. However, the mechanisms by which the organizational context influences evidence-based practices are not well understood. Current measures...

2012

Cranley, L.A., Hutchinson, A.M., Batra-Garga, N., Norton, P., Estabrooks, C.A., Cummings, G.G., Bostrom, A.M.

Background: This project occurred during the course of the Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) program of research. TREC is a multilevel and longitudinal research program being conducted in the three Canadian Prairie Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The main purpose of TREC...

2011

Squires, J.E., Estabrooks, C., Gustavsson, P., Wallin, L.

Background: Interventions that have a better than random chance of increasing nurses' use of research are important to the delivery of quality patient care. However, few reports exist of successful research utilization in nursing interventions. Systematic identification and evaluation of...

2013-06-13

Lartey, S., Cummings, G. G., Profetto-McGrath, J.

AIM: The aim of this review was to report the effectiveness of strategies for retaining experienced Registered Nurses. BACKGROUND: Nursing researchers have noted that the projected nursing shortage, if not rectified, is expected to affect healthcare cost, job satisfaction and quality patient...

2012

Estabrooks, C.A., Norton, P.G., Hutchinson, A., Cummings, G.G., Cranley, L.A., Bostrom, A.M.

Background: This project is part of the Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) program of research, a multi-level and longitudinal research program being conducted in 36 nursing homes in three Canadian Prairie Provinces. The overall goal of TREC is to improve the quality of care for older...