Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
First Paragraph:
Nursing research, evidence-based practice, literature reviews, meta-analysis, correlations, control and experimental groups, and validity. Terms like these used to make the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. My palms would break into a sweat, and if ever I felt inadequate as a nurse, it was in the area of nursing research. I would listen to advanced practice nurses, master's-prepared nurses and doctorate-prepared nurses discussing research and feel totally inadequate. It didn't matter that at the time, I had 16 years of experience or that I was currently working as a nurse manager. Nursing research seemed to be a foreign language. To console myself, I would say that research wasn't my cup of tea. It was too dry, too complex and impossible to undertake the the 'real world'.
Recommended Citation
Tieva, Catherine, "Jump in with both Feet, the Waters Get Warmer over Time!" (2010). Book Chapters. 1.
https://digitalcommons.centracare.com/book_chapters/1
Comments
Chapter from Kirkpatrick McLaughlin, M. M. & Bulla, S. A. (editors) : Real Stories of Nursing Research: The Quest for Magnet Recognition.