Creating a research culture in a nursing school.

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BACKGROUND: Research in nursing schools still falls behind that in other disciplines. Schools need to develop a good research culture, in which those undertaking and supervising research are supported and guided. This requires commitment from management and effective leadership. CONCLUSION: To raise awareness the authors explore some of the ways in which a nursing school can foster a positive research environment.

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Author/s: Jootun, Dev (D); McGhee, Gerry (G);

Affiliation: Bell College, School of Health Studies, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. djootun(-atsign-)hotmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) (Nurs Stand), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2003 Oct 1-7; vol 18 (issue 3) : pp 33-6

Dates: Created 2003/11/04; Completed 2003/12/04; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 14595962, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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