Access, Utilization, and Implementation of Research Among Rehabilitation Nurses: A Qualitative Study

This study explores how rehabilitation nurses perceive and use research in their practice, focusing on those caring for patients with burn injury, spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury. The study found that nurses want to use research, but face obstacles such as lack of time, heavy workloads, and difficulty accessing relevant research. To help nurses use research more, the study suggests making research easier to access, understand, and apply to clinical practice, and focusing research on issues relevant to rehabilitation.

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  Nurses desire to engage with research literature but face barriers like time constraints, heavy workloads, and lack of access.
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  Research must be easily accessible and digestible, including clinical practice recommendations, to facilitate research uptake.
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  Research needs to expand its scope to address issues relevant to the rehabilitation population, such as long-term functioning and complex social needs.