Nursing Research Capacity Building
Background
• CON –opened as 9th College at SQU in 2008
• The CON’s next challenge is promoting nursing care
based on scientifically proved nursing interventions.
• This requires nursing research -which is vital to
advancing nursing knowledge and translation of
science into evidence-based practice.
• But there is need to strengthen the foundation of excellence
in nursing research by faculty, graduates and clinical
practice nurses in partner hospitals
Background
• faculty are striving to face the challenge of
ensuring evidence based practice and high
standards of nursing scholarship
• will result in better nursing care, research
supervisors and mentors for postgraduate
students and conduct of research relevant to
Oman.
Background
• In literature it was mentioned that One of the main
barriers to nursing research are
▫ Lack of knowledge,
▫ Lack of skills and
▫ Confidence to engage in the research process.
• One strategy to address this gap is to implement research
capacity building (RCB) interventions among nursing
faculty and indigenous Omani nurses based in the local
hospitals.
Goal and Purpose
• The goal is to enhance excellence in
nursing research .
• The purpose is to build research
capacity through twinning, training,
mentoring and collaboration
Methods to be Used to Achieve the
Goal
• Twining of CoN faculty with Omani Nurses in Clinical
practice .
• Training workshops focusing on critical elements of the
nursing research process.
• Mentoring ( Collaborating) research teams to develop
their capacity, skills and confidence in research and
scholarship
Methods to be Used to Achieve the
Goal
• Measuring outcomes of each project activity.
• Modifying subsequent activity to ensure that
they meet the needs of participants.
Benefits
• Enrichment of existing research Knowledge
and skills
• Enhanced research confidence
• Publication and research activity which can
lead to promotion
• Establishing of Research networks between
faculty and hospitals
Benefits
• International Collaboration
• A mentor (collaborator) will be working with
each team (Mentor-CONF-CPN), three will form a
unit to produce a proposal for funding, and work on preparing
manuscript.
• Understanding about the funding sources
( in Oman and international )
Workshop Facilitators
• PI & Co PI will outline workshops and
contact with international recognized
nurse/ health researchers and scholars.
Topics of the Workshops
• Oman society and health & Nursing and health care in
Oman
• Identifying and refining a research problem to develop a
program of research
• Performing literature searches and systematic reviews
Topics of the Workshops
• Preparing grant proposals and budgeting for
research
• Review of Quantitative methods
• Review of Qualitative methods Research ethics
in Oman
Topics of the workshops
• Critiquing preliminary research ideas
• Critiquing completed research proposals (with
feedback)
• Scientific writing &writing for Publication
What is expected from you ?
• Submit a C.V.
• Identify Omani clinical practice nurse
(minimum a BSN degree) to formulate a
research team
• Dedicate time for research!!
• Attend all scheduled workshops
What is expected from you ?
• Submit a proposal for funding
• Prepare manuscripts for publication
• Sign a letter of commitment & consent form
• Respond to questionnaires evaluating project
activities
How do we go about
• Phase I : Baseline survey (Quantititative and
Qualitative)
• Series of workshop attendance
• Writing proposal with Guidance of a Mentor
• Publishing Papers
• Phase II : Evaluation
• Phase III: Evaluation
How long it is going to take
•Phase I: 6 months
•Phase II: 6 months
•Phase III: 1 year
•Total of 2 years
• Identifying Collaborators or mentors?
• Research Interest of participating faculty
Duration of workshops
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