Swartwout Ellen, El-Zein Ashley, Deyo Patsy, Grant Peggy, Fogle Maureen, Laughon Deborah, Goodwin Denise
Author Affiliations: Vice President of Research & Analytics (Dr Swartwout), Research Consultant (Ms El-Zein), and Nurse Research Consultant (Ms Deyo), O'Neil Center at GetWellNetwork, Bethesda, Maryland; Director (Dr Grant), Innovation & Performance Improvement, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California; Director (Dr Fogle), Nursing Administration Central Division, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina; Director of Professional Development and Clinical Excellence (Dr Laughon), Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Celebration; Clinical Director (Ms Goodwin), Medical/Surgical/Telemetry, Baldwin Park, California.
J Nurs Adm. 2019 May;49(5):242-248. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000745.
Multisite nursing research can be a challenging endeavor. A unique partnership between 5 clinical sites and a national research center of a healthcare technology organization led to the successful implementation of a multisite study. Strategies for success, obstacles encountered, benefits, implications for the Magnet journey, and leadership are discussed.