Clinical and Academic Research Nurse in Critical Care – Nursing Education Network

Journal Club article: Ede, J., Sutherland, S., Lumley, C., Douglass, A., & Walthall, H. (2024). The Impact of the Clinical Academic Nurse Researcher on Critical Care: A 1-Year Review of the Service. Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Background: Measuring the impact of clinical research roles is difficult. There is a necessity to raised understand the services they supply.

Design: The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) audit framework (HQIP, 2020).

Results:

The most regularly undertaken scientific and clinical activities were:

• Writing scientific papers (17.6%),
• Data collection/evaluation (9.6%),
• Work on grants and financing (6.8%),
• Development of ICU services (6.6%),
• Clinical activity (5.2%),
• Opportunities and potential at local level (4.9%),
• Menial tasks akin to administrative tasks/unscheduled meetings (38%).

Areas of healthcare improvement:

• Organizational influence,
• Process design,
• Data optimization and utilization,
• Evidence-based practice,
• Impact on patients/staff.

Abstract: The importance of research in healthcare.

“The clinical scientist role has an impact on the organization: it addresses and reduces the invisibility of nursing work and increases the potential for system resilience.”

Resources:

HQIP. (2020). Quality Improvement Tools Guide. Partnership to enhance the standard of healthcare1(12), 1–30.