Outreach Community-Based Partnership Research Ongoing CBPR Grants
Ongoing CBPR Grants
Examining Nurse Manager Behaviors Related to Use of Evidence-Based Practices on Nursing Units
Leah Shever, PhD, RN Principle Investigator
Department of Nursing, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
This qualitative study is designed to explore nurse managers' administrative and leadership behaviors regarding the integration and promotion of evidence-based practices, and the resulting impact on patient care. The researchers will employ semi-structured interviews to better understand these behaviors, and will ultimately analyze the perceived gap between high performing and low performing nursing units.
Impact of System-Centered Factors and Processes of Nursing Care on Fall Prevalence and Injuries from Falls
Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN Co-Principle Investigator
Leah Shever, PhD, RN Co-Principle Investigator; Project Director
Department of Nursing, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a $300,000 grant to a University of Iowa research team to study the impact of nursing care processes on the quality of patient outcomes, regarding the prevalence of patient falls and injuries from falls. The two-year study will involve the participation of 190 patient care units from 45 hospitals in the U.S.
The study will examine a number of factors which may influence the effectiveness of nursing interventions. For instance, the team will look at skill mix, turnover and nurse empowerment within an organization in relation to hospital size, and RN vacancy rate. Researchers will also examine the contribution of fall prevention processes, such as risk assessment, and hospital structure efforts, such as interdisciplinary fall prevention teams, on fall prevalence and injuries from falls at three points in time over 18 months. The study further aims to determine whether the level of professional nursing practice has an impact on adoption of evidence-based practices for fall prevention.
Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center (GNIRC)
Research Translation and Dissemination Core
Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director
Susan Adams, PhD, RN, Associate Director
College of Nursing, University of Iowa
The Research Translation and Dissemination Core serves as a vital catalyst for improving healthcare administration. It aims to transform data-that-sits-on-the-shelf into dynamic and effective evidence-based nursing practices by:
- Training scientists and clinicians in translation research and evidence-based practice,
- Disseminating scientific knowledge regarding care of the older adult to scientists, clinicians, and consumers,
- Providing leadership for evidence-based care of older adults by promoting adoption of evidence-based practice (EBP) guidelines, and creating centers of excellence in evidence-based care of older adults, and
- Facilitating translation of research into practice by providing the infrastructure and support to GNIRC Clinical Affiliates to promote the adoption of Evidence-Based Practice guidelines in acute and long-term care settings.