Geriatric Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 101-102 , March 2007

Encouraging Nurses to Participate in Geriatric Research

  • Lisa Byrd, PhD, CFNP

      Affiliations

    • LISA BYRD, PhD, CFNP, is a gerontologist and family nurse practitioner at Bolton Family Clinic and owner/operator of Byrd Healthcare Inc., as well as an associate professor at the University of Southern Alabama, Mobile.

References 

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  4. Davies J, Heyman B, Rosamund Bryar R, et al. The research potential of practice nurses. Health Social Care Commun. 2002;10:370
  5. Tanner C, Eckstrom E, Desai S, et al. Uncovering frustrations: a qualitative needs assessment of academic general internists as geriatric care providers and teachers. J Gen Int Med. 2006;21:51
  6. Parahoo K. A comparison of pre-Project 2000 and Project 2000 nurses’ perceptions of their research training, research needs and of their use of research in clinical areas. J Adv Nurs. 1999;29:237

PII: S0197-4572(07)00040-7

doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.01.012

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 101-102 , March 2007

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