Department of Biobehavioral Health and Nursing Science, University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Columbia, SC.
Department of Biobehavioral Health and Nursing Science, University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Columbia, SC.
Nurs Outlook. 2023 Nov-Dec;71(6):102054. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2023.102054. Epub 2023 Oct 9.
Nursing Doctor of Philosophy program enrollment has declined. Undergraduate nursing student (UGS) research engagement is associated with future graduate education, an essential element for building the nursing faculty pipeline.
(a) To describe the infrastructure and culture-enhancing resources and strategies associated with building UGS research engagement and (b) to evaluate UGS research engagement.
Guided by a socioecological systems model university and college documents, databases, and college of nursing survey results were used to identify approaches to, and outcomes of, engaging UGS in research. Descriptive statistics were calculated to illustrate 5-year UGS research engagement trends.
Resources and strategies included grant funding, research assistant funding, student research showcases, and faculty mentorship. UGS research 5-year engagement trends included (a) a 75% increase in the number of students mentored, (b) a 30% rise in funded research proposals, and (c) a 54% increase in paid research assistantships.
Purposefully using existing resources, growing the college of nursing infrastructure, and cultivating a culture recognizing faculty contributions were approaches associated with increased UGS research engagement.
护理哲学博士课程的入学人数有所下降。本科护理专业学生(UGS)的研究参与度与未来的研究生教育相关,这是建立护理教师队伍的重要因素。
(a) 描述与培养 UGS 研究参与度相关的基础设施和文化增强资源和策略,以及 (b) 评估 UGS 研究参与度。
在社会生态系统模型的指导下,利用大学和学院的文件、数据库以及护理学院的调查结果,确定了让 UGS 参与研究的方法和结果。使用描述性统计来说明 UGS 研究参与度的 5 年趋势。
资源和策略包括资助拨款、研究助理资助、学生研究展示以及教师指导。UGS 研究的 5 年参与趋势包括:(a) 指导的学生人数增加了 75%;(b) 资助的研究提案增加了 30%;(c) 获得报酬的研究助理职位增加了 54%。
有目的地利用现有资源、扩大护理学院的基础设施、培养认可教师贡献的文化是与 UGS 研究参与度增加相关的方法。