Occupational health nursing research contributes to the scientific knowledge base, shapes practice guidelines, lends credibility to the profession, and ultimately benefits worker health and work settings. This descrip...
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Occupational health nursing research contributes to the scientific knowledge base, shapes practice guidelines, lends credibility to the profession, and ultimately benefits worker health and work settings. This descriptive study reviewed occupational health nursing research published from January 1990 through December 1999 in the AAOHN Journal. A single investigator reviewed all articles published during the 10 year period to determine if they qualified for inclusion by applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. During the 10 year period, a total of 577 articles were published in the AAOHN Journal (the official journal of the American Association for Occupational Health Nurses) with 146 (25.3%) considered to be reports of research. Cumulatively, 261 RNs were authors of the research articles. Of the 146 research articles, 88% addressed the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) priorities, 60% addressed the 1989 AAOHN priorities, and 65% addressed the 2000 AAOHN priorities. Occupational health nursing research is performed primarily by graduate and postgraduate level nurses working either alone or with nurse co-investigators. The occupational health nursing research articles addressed NORA priorities often. However, the outcomes focused priorities of AAOHN were addressed less often. Much has been accomplished in the field of occupational health nursing research and more remains to be performed to ensure a strong research base for occupational health nursing practice.
This paper discusses role development to bring research closer to the clinical setting and describes a strategy for advancing research in clinical practice. (C) 1999 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
This paper discusses role development to bring research closer to the clinical setting and describes a strategy for advancing research in clinical practice. (C) 1999 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
The management of complex wounds requires the expertise and co-ordinated effort of multiple disciplines in a variety of healthcare settings. Providers of wound care will be held increasingly responsible for the impact...
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The management of complex wounds requires the expertise and co-ordinated effort of multiple disciplines in a variety of healthcare settings. Providers of wound care will be held increasingly responsible for the impact of clinical and economic outcomes for the patient, healthcare system and, ultimately, society as a whole. Collecting and analysing outcome data and comparing it to regional and national standards, will be the method which demonstrates the quality of service provided. This paper will review the design implications for conducting comparisons of therapies used in the management of wounds. Consideration will be given to overall design, sample size calculations, clinical setting, choice of comparator and mechanisms for exploring how efficacy and cost data can be linked. Evidence obtained from several prospective randomised clinical trials will be used as examples to support the theoretical considerations.
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