Embracing a culture in conducting research requires more than nurses' enthusiasm

There is a need for a significant shift in focus on educational training from imparting research contents to providing opportunities to experience the research process and awareness of research opportunities such as educational and organisational support needed to be strengthened.

Abstract

The results suggest a need for a significant shift in focus on educational training from imparting research contents to providing opportunities to experience the research process. Organisational support in terms of protected time and financial support ought to be in place for nursing research experience. The findings also demonstrated that in places where organisational support was available, awareness of research opportunities such as educational and organisational support needed to be strengthened. This in turn would enable more nurses particularly those who provide direct patient care to conduct research within the context of the competing nursing practice demands.