Family nurse practitioner student perception of journal abstract usefulness in clinical decision making: A randomized controlled trial. Issue 11 (6th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Johnson, Heather L.; Fontelo, Paul; Olsen, Cara H.; Jones, MAJ Kenneth D.; Gimbel, Ronald W.
• Is Part Of: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Volume 25:Issue 11(2013)
• Page Start: 597
• Page End: 603
• Publication Date: 2013-03-06
• Subjects: Nurse practitioners -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; 610.730692
• DOI: 10.1111/1745-7599.12013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2327-6886

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jaan12013-sec-0010" sec-type="section"> <title>Purpose</title> <p>To assess family nurse practitioner (FNP) student perception of research abstract usefulness in clinical decision making.</p> </sec> <sec id="jaan12013-sec-0020" sec-type="section"> <title>Data sources</title> <p>A randomized controlled trial conducted in a simulated environment with graduate FNP students of the Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Given a clinical case study and modified MEDLINE search tool accessible via an iPad device, participants were asked to develop a treatment plan and complete a data collection form. The primary measure was perceived usefulness of the research abstracts in clinical decision making regarding a simulated obese patient seeking to prevent type 2 diabetes. Secondary measures related to participant demographics and accessibility and usefulness of full‐text manuscripts.</p> </sec> <sec id="jaan12013-sec-0030" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>The majority of NP students identified readily available research abstracts as useful in shaping their clinical decision making. The presence or absence of full‐text manuscripts associated with the abstracts did not appear to influence the perceived abstract usefulness. The majority of students with full‐text manuscript access in the timed simulated clinical encounter read at least one paper, but cited insufficient time to read full‐text as a constraint.</p> </sec> <sec id="jaan12013-sec-0040" sec-type="section"> <title>Implications for practice</title> <p>Research abstracts at point of care may be valuable to FNPs if easily accessible and integrated into clinical workflow.</p> </sec> </abstract>