Factor 1: The Nurse |
2.35 (0.65) |
Does not see the value of research for practice
|
2.33 (1.04)
|
Sees little benefit for self
|
2.26 (1.00)
|
Is unwilling to change/try new ideas
|
2.35 (1.14)
|
Feels the benefits of changing practice will be minimal
|
2.66 (0.99)
|
Does not feel capable of evaluating the quality of the research
|
2.13 (1.02)
|
Is isolated from knowledgeable colleagues with whom to discuss the
research
|
2.53 (0.99)
|
Is unaware of the research
|
2.08 (1.06)
|
There is not a documented need to change practice
|
2.31 (1.02)
|
Factor 2: The Setting (Organization) |
2.70
(0.60)‡ |
Administration will not allow implementation
|
2.76 (1.03)
|
Physicians will not cooperate with implementation
|
3.09 (1.01)†
|
There is insufficient time on the job to implement new ideas
|
2.68 (1.03)
|
Other staff do not support implementation
|
2.96 (0.94)†
|
The facilities are inadequate for implementation
|
2.65 (0.97)
|
The nurse does not feel she/he has enough authority to change patient
care procedures
|
2.70 (1.01)
|
The nurse does not have time to read research
|
2.44 (1.09)
|
The nurse feels research results are not generalizable to own setting
|
2.46 (0.98)
|
Factor 3: The Quality of Research |
2.40
(0.56) |
Has methodological inadequacies
|
2.15 (1.00)
|
Conclusions drawn from the research are not justified
|
2.18 (0.91)
|
Has not been replicated
|
2.66 (0.99)
|
The literature reports conflicting results
|
2.25 (0.96)
|
Nurse is uncertain whether she/he believes research results
|
2.33 (1.00)
|
Reports/articles are not published fast enough
|
2.85 (0.98)
|
The amount of research information is overwhelming
|
2.42 (0.96)
|
Factor 4: Presentation, Research Communication |
2.35
(0.57) |
Implications for the practice are not made clear
|
2.41 (0.79)
|
Research reports/articles are not readily available
|
2.30 (0.87)
|
Research is not reported clearly
|
2.32 (0.92)
|
Statistical analyses are not understandable
|
2.37 (0.89)
|
Relevant literature is no compiled in one place
|
2.48 (0.93)
|
Research is not relevant to the nurse’s practice
|
2.22 (1.04)
|