Olson DaiWai M, Rogers Jennifer, Miller Corinne, Martin Karen, Granger Bradi B
DaiWai M. Olson, RN, PhD, is Director, Neuroscience Nursing Research Center, and is Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas. Jennifer Rogers, MEd, is Educational Consultant, EnGage Consulting, LLC, Durham, North Carolina. Corinne Miller, BSN, RN, is Clinical Nurse IV, Cardiac Care Unit, Duke Heart Center, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina. Karen Martin, MS, RN, is Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas. Bradi B. Granger, PhD, RN, is Director, Heart Center Nursing Research Program, Duke University Health Systems, and is Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina.
J Nurses Prof Dev. 2017 Nov/Dec;33(6):287-295. doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000398.
Nursing professional development practitioners are in a key position to use tools that foster nurses' interpretation of research findings for increased use of evidence in practice. An online course was developed to teach statistics as language. The feasibility and efficacy of this "Language of Data" program were examined in a pilot study with a convenience sample from inpatient settings. Recognition and interpretation of statistical symbols significantly improved after the intervention. Knowledge, confidence, and accuracy also improved. The Language of Data program may be used by nursing professional development practitioners to improve nurses' adoption of evidence-based practice by furthering their ability to translate science.
