Factors influencing integration of nursing research into nursing education

The purposes of this study were to (a) determine which variables influence the degree to which nurse educators report integrating nursing research findings into the undergraduate clinical nursing courses they teach, and (b) examine the influence of selected demographic and personal variables and school of nursing characteristics on attitudes of nurse educators toward research, their involvement in nursing research, and the degree to which they integrate nursing research findings into the undergraduate clinical nursing courses they teach. The sample of this descriptive survey study was 470 nurse educators employed in National League for Nursing accredited baccalaureate nursing programs located in college and university settings in states throughout the United States. A significant relationship was found between the attitudes of nurse educators toward nursing research and (a) number of years actively involved in research, (b) number of professional journals subscribed to, (c) number of nursing research journals read monthly, (d) hours per week spent reading nursing research articles/studies, and (e) research support needs being met by place of employment. Significant differences were found between nurse educators\u27 degree of involvement with nursing research and (a) educational preparation, (b) years actively involved in nursing research, (c) research being one of primary missions of the parent institution, (d) academic rank, (e) years teaching in baccalaureate or high degree nursing programs, (f) number of research journals read monthly, (g) hours per week spent reading nursing research articles/studies, (h) degrees offered by nursing program in which currently employed, (i) type of institution, (j) rewards for research productivity, and (k) administrative support for research. There were significant differences found between the degree to which nurse educators report integrating nursing research into the undergraduate clinical nursing courses they teach and (a) hours per week spent reading nursing research articles/studies and (b) teaching all or a portion of a research course