Integration of the nurse clinician scientist role into the clinical setting
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Nursing, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Lee, Anna Alexandra
issued: 2019-10-03T07:00:00Z
issued: 2019
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Problem: Evidence-based practice (EBP) includes integrating best evidence when providing care. Despite the available amount of evidence, bridging the research-practice gap is an ongoing issue in healthcare. A nurse Clinician Scientist (CS) is a doctoral-prepared researcher who is clinically embedded and conducts clinically-informed research. Little evidence exists that can provide insight into the successful implementation and sustainability of this role into some British Columbia (BC) care settings. Methods: The methodology of Interpretive Description (ID) was used to guide this study because it generates findings that are amenable to practical application. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to recruit 11 Canadian individuals who participated in individual, semi-structured interviews. In addition, professional networks allowed inclusion of a subset of 3 Danish nurse CSs, whose interviews were utilized to identify some global commonalities and contextual variations in the CS role establishment. Findings: The overarching theme of advancing healthcare delivery by embedding doctorally-prepared nurse researchers into the clinical setting was identified. Two conditions were considered fundamental in the CS role implementation: 1) shared vision among the key stakeholders, and 2) dedication and commitment to establish the nurse CS role. Four key factors that appeared to make the CS role sustainable over time included: establishing role expectations, creating clear funding channels, embedding the role into the academic and clinical settings, and creating a support system. Implications: Role clarity and standardization are a challenge for the nurse CS role. Articulating departmental and organizational needs might improve role clarity and direct CS role’s expectations and deliverables. Still, more questions arose from this study about how to best standardize the role across healthcare organizations. Leaders who value the nurse CS’s effect on the research cap…
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note: INTEGRATION OF THE NURSE CLINICIAN SCIENTIST ROLE INTO THE CLINICAL SETTING by Anna Alexandra Lee BSN, The University of British Columbia, 2008 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) October 2019 © Anna Alexandra Lee, 2019 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: Integration of the Nurse Clinician Scientist Role into the Clinical Setting submitted by Anna Alexandra Lee in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nursing Examining Committee: Dr. Amanda Fuchsia Howard Supervisor Dr. Sally Thorne Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Paula Mahon Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Problem: Evidence-based practice (EBP) includes integrating best evidence when providing care. Despite the available amount of evidence, bridging the research-practice gap is an ongoing issue in healthcare. A nurse Clinician Scientist (CS) is a doctoral-prepared researcher who is clinically embedded and conducts clinically-informed research. Little evidence exists that can provide insight into the successful implementation and sustainability of this role into some British Columbia (BC) care settings. Methods: The methodology of Interpretive Description (ID) was used to guide this study because it generates findings that are amenable to practical application. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to recruit 11 Canadian individuals who participated in individual, semi-structured interviews. In addition, professional networks allowed inclusion of a subset of 3 Danish nurse CSs, whose interviews were utilized to identify some global commonalities and contextual variations in the CS role establishment. Findings: The overarching theme of advancing healthcare deliv…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2019-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0383318
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/71861