Senior Lecturer in Health Management, School of Health and Social Studies, Research and Development and Innovation Department, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Senior Advisor, Associate Professor, Research and Development and Innovation Department, School of Health and Social Studies, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Int Nurs Rev. 2023 Mar;70(1):10-17. doi: 10.1111/inr.12791. Epub 2022 Jul 27.
This study aimed to describe the status and analyze the improvements made by universities in Kazakhstan to nursing research infrastructure in the following services: library, internationalization, finance, information and communication technology (ICT), and research, development, and innovation (RDI).
In higher education institutions (HEIs), a strong research infrastructure is a necessity for academic education and research. In Central Asian countries, nursing is regarded as an assistive field to medicine, affecting nursing research infrastructures.
In this descriptive study, following benchmarking and a recommendations report, an interview of nursing faculty members was used to obtain data regarding nursing research infrastructure in ten universities in Kazakhstan. The SQUIRE-EDU was used to ensure the quality of reporting.
The Kazakhstani universities providing nursing education are still in the process of developing their nursing research infrastructure. They have not acquired access to nursing databases, and only one textbook concerning nursing research can be found from their libraries. None of the universities have joined international nursing networks. The participation of the university staff and students in conferences with nursing themes has increased. The universities are investing in staff capacity building, but not yet in nursing research projects.
Kazakhstani universities have the autonomy to develop nursing research and its infrastructure. Active measures by the university management, such as financing access to nursing databases, international cooperation, and international projects, are necessary.
Research infrastructures' quality strongly impacts the development of nursing science and practice in any country. It is crucial to increase the volume of research that demonstrates the effectiveness of clinical nursing and its contribution to health outcomes. To enable the faster development of nursing science in Central Asian countries, this development should be supported through international collaboration.
本研究旨在描述哈萨克斯坦各大学在以下服务方面为护理研究基础设施所做的改进状况并对其进行分析:图书馆、国际化、财务、信息和通信技术(ICT)以及研究、开发和创新(RDI)。
在高等教育机构(HEIs)中,强大的研究基础设施是学术教育和研究的必要条件。在中亚国家,护理被视为医学的辅助领域,这影响了护理研究基础设施。
在这项描述性研究中,在基准测试和建议报告之后,对哈萨克斯坦十所大学的护理教师进行了访谈,以获取有关护理研究基础设施的数据。使用 SQUIRE-EDU 确保报告的质量。
提供护理教育的哈萨克斯坦大学仍在发展其护理研究基础设施。他们尚未获得护理数据库的访问权限,并且只能从他们的图书馆中找到一本有关护理研究的教科书。没有一所大学加入过国际护理网络。大学工作人员和学生参加护理主题会议的人数有所增加。大学正在投资于员工能力建设,但尚未投资于护理研究项目。
哈萨克斯坦大学有自主权发展护理研究及其基础设施。大学管理层需要采取积极措施,例如为获取护理数据库提供资金、开展国际合作和参与国际项目。
研究基础设施的质量强烈影响任何国家护理科学和实践的发展。增加展示临床护理效果及其对健康结果的贡献的研究量至关重要。为了使中亚国家的护理科学更快发展,应通过国际合作支持这一发展。