Knowledgeand Attitudeof Nursestoward Researchata Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore
Knowledgeand Attitudeof Nursestoward Researchata Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore
Knowledgeand Attitudeof Nursestoward Researchata Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore
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Abstract
Background: Research is a systematic investigation into and study of materials and resources to establish facts and reach new
conclusions. In this time of advancement and technological development research is very essential and it is the source
achievement and great success for any individual and organization including health care settings. Nurses have been challenged
over recent years to develop practice that is based on the best available research. The practices that represent recent scientific
indication. This requires that nurses must have knowledge, skills and positive attitude towards research. Methodology: A
descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted on 150 registered nurses working at Fatima Memorial hospital
non-probability convenient sampling technique was used in the study. R e s u l t s : The results of the current study show that
nurses don’t have up to mark knowledge regarding research due to lack of support, expertise and environment. Same is the
case with the attitude of the nurses regarding research. The attitude of the nurses is not positive towards research due to lack of
awareness, supportive environment and workload. Therefore, the health care administration should emphasize on the
enhancement of knowledge and attitude of the nurses regarding research. Discussion: The results of the current study show
that nurses don’t have up to mark knowledge regarding research due to lack of support, expertise and environment. Same is the
case with the attitude of the nurses regarding research. The attitude of the nurses is not positive towards research due to lack of
awareness, supportive environment and workload.
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By doing research nurses can find out the ways to bring that were assessed in the application of research were” they
improvement in patient care, can increase the have not proper resources, not adequate time to read
trustworthiness and accountability of their profession and research and even not sufficient time on job to utilize new
can document the cost effectiveness of patient care (Halabi, ideas. So it was recommended by the investigators that
2016). Overall literature is unreliable regarding nurse’s use teaching hospitals should bring changes in nurses training
of research and their attitudes toward it. It is authoritative and provide them proper resources and time to read and
that nurse educators assess the research climate of their implement new research findings (Amini, 2012).
precise nurse population to determine their knowledge and
Problem Statement
attitude about research
Nurses have poor knowledge and attitude toward research.
There are limited number of studies conducted in Pakistan This can be an obstacle in the way of increasing the
to explore nurse’s knowledge and attitude toward research. standards of nursing profession and providing quality care
Therefore, it is important to study current aspects as to the patients. There are few studies that show data about
research is playing key role in raising the standards of every nurse’s knowledge and attitude about research in our
profession. It is necessary to make nurses aware about worth country. So, this problem was assumed to be studied. This
of research. On behalf of current background this study is is the need of the hour to develop research culture by the
needed to conduct. organizations and health services centers.
A study conducted at King Abdul-Aziz college of nursing Significance of the Study
on 186 nursing students “The overall attitude of nursing Not enough literature is available on this great issue in
students was positive almost 69% participants of the study Pakistan therefore the current study will provide true picture
has shown positive attitude toward research (78%) of the knowledge and attitude of nurses towards clinical
expressed that research is very useful for the nursing carrier research at tertiary care hospital Lahore. The results will be
and 61% reported that research has vital role in professional helpful to understand the nurse’s tendency towards clinical
and personal development. However, a large proportion of research.
students (71%) declared that research is difficult and
Research Objective
stressful subject and 64% perceived difficulty in statistics”
To assess the knowledge and attitude of nurses
(Samia et al., 2017).
towards research in a tertiary care hospital Lahore.
A study conducted at Iceland to assess “Iceland nurse’s
Research Question
beliefs, skills, and resources associated with Evidence –
What is the knowledge and attitude of nurses
Based Practice and related factors” all the participants of
towards research in a tertiary care hospital Lahore?
this study are strongly agree in the favor of evidence based
practice for the care of patients but unfortunately they not Results
much confident in their knowledge and skills needed for
Current chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of
evidence based practice 82% of the RNs make peers in the
data collected by questionnaire. The data will be presented
search of information .54% RNs had received instructions
in the form of tables, graphs, frequencies and percentages.
in the use of electronic databases only a third were
successful in using them.it shows lack of search skills that According to Table 1 Majority of the participants 52.9%
is the fundamental barrier in the use of research in practice. were in the age group 20-25 years of age, 35.5% were in age
group 26-30, 75 were below 20 years and 4% were above
Another study was conducted on Spanish nurses “Spanish
30 years.
nurses’ attitudes towards research and perceived barriers
and facilitators of research utilization a comparative survey Table 2 show that most of the participants 53.5% were
of nurses with and without experience as principal females and remaining 46.5% were male.
investigator” it was a cross sectional comparative survey in According to Table 3 majority of the study subjects 45.3%
hospitals, Primary care centers and university affiliated were having and 44.8% were FSC holder.
schools .the results of this study were according to the
perception of the investigators “the nurses who had According to Table 4 Majority of participants 55.8% have
experience conducting research shown positive attitude experience of 1-3 years, 38.4% have 6-8 years’ experience,
toward research than without experience (Teresa et al., 1.7% have 4-8 and 4.1% have above 9 years’ experience.
2011). According to Table 6 majority of the participants 47.1%
A survey was conducted at Zanjan at their critical care were agree about scientific knowledge is very important for
department to assess the perception, barriers to research nursing practice ,46.5% were strongly agree, 3.5% were
utilization and its relation to some demographic variables disagree, 1.7% were strongly disagree and 1.2% were
according to the results of this study the first three barriers neutral.
Table 2: Gender
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Male 80 46.5 46.5 46.5
Valid Female 92 53.5 53.5 100.0
Total 172 100.0 100.0
Table 10: It is important for all the nurses to participate in nursing research
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
3 1.7 1.7 1.7
strongly disagree
Table 11: You are enthusiastic for being involved in a nursing research project
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
disagree 21 12.2 12.2 12.2
Neutral 13 7.6 7.6 19.8
Valid Agree 64 37.2 37.2 57.0
strongly agree 74 43.0 43.0 100.0
Total 172 100.0 100.0
Table 12: Clinical nursing job promotion be influenced by the amount of research an applicant
has conducted
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
strongly disagree 3 1.7 1.7 1.7
Disagree 24 14.0 14.0 15.7
Neutral 26 15.1 15.1 30.8
Valid
Agree 62 36.0 36.0 66.9
strongly agree 57 33.1 33.1 100.0
Total 172 100.0 100.0
Table 13: Differences between the ideal practices learned in school and real situations in the
healthcare environment cause of stress.
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Disagree 7 4.1 4.1 4.1
Neutral 33 19.2 19.2 23.3
Valid Agree 89 51.7 51.7 75.0
strongly agree 43 25.0 25.0 100.0
Table 14: Unfriendliness from more senior staff and fear of making mistakes in patient care is
cause of stress in clinical setting.
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
strongly disagree 2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Disagree 18 10.5 10.5 11.6
Neutral 18 10.5 10.5 22.1
Valid
Agree 80 46.5 46.5 68.6
strongly agree 54 31.4 31.4 100.0
Total 172 100.0 100.0
Table 16: Humiliating behavior of physicians and being criticized in front of patients is
reason of stress.
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
strongly disagree 3 1.7 1.7 1.7
Disagree 18 10.5 10.5 12.2
Neutral 20 11.6 11.6 23.8
Valid
Agree 69 40.1 40.1 64.0
strongly agree 62 36.0 36.0 100.0
Total 172 100.0 100.0
Table 19: Lack of confidence and inability to decision making enhance stress.
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
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