Nurse Educ. 1998 Jul-Aug;23(4):13-5. doi: 10.1097/00006223-199807000-00007.
Nurse educator
R Thorpe, P W Smutko
PMID: 9739640 DOI: 10.1097/00006223-199807000-00007
Every nurse, regardless of educational preparation, should be involved in and benefit from nursing research. The research process needs to become an integral part of nursing practice. In this article, the authors emphasize the importance of nursing research in the associate degree nursing curriculum, emphasizing strategies that enable the ADN graduate to appreciate research reports and use the knowledge in the clinical practice setting.