The nurse researcher is attempting to get a research article published. While considering possible journals, the nurse reviews the journal's impact factor. Why is this information important?
1. The lower the impact factor, the more influence the journal is thought to have on the scientific community.
2. This rating reflects the paid subscriptions to the journal.
3. Most nursing journals report very high impact factors.
4. The ratings are based on how often articles in a particular journal are cited.
Question 2
Which statement explains the third stage of Rogers' (1995) innovation-diffusion model of research utilization?
1. This stage involves the nurse becoming aware of a research-based nursing intervention.
2. The nurse decides whether to adopt the new intervention.
3. The nurse actually puts into practice the intervention or uses the knowledge indirectly.
4. This stage involves the evaluation of the intervention for its effectiveness.
The U.S. Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network.
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Nurse collaboration
Research Methods
The nurse conveys attentive listening through a posture of involvement
Juvenile buzzard being weighed for research