Transforming and Improving Health and Health Care Through Quality Improvement, Evidence

Transforming and Improving Health and Health Care through Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research Conference

Evaluation (N=30)

Participants were asked to rate from 1 to 5 (1=not met, 5=met) how well the conference objectives were met. All objectives were rated on average between a 4 and a 5. The objective to create strategies and opportunities to develop a statewide research network was rated the lowest.

Participants were asked about the strengths of the research conference.

·  Great inaugural conference! I’m very excited to see how the conference will grow.

·  Excellent presenters.

·  Information shared in an organized manner. Storytelling very good.

·  A lot of information.

·  Good, usable information. Good contact information, good research information.

·  Well organized.

·  Great speakers and exemplars.

·  I enjoyed listening to the research presentations (actual studies).

·  Very informative! Very helpful.

·  The networking.

·  The mix of people from education and practice.

·  The implementation of research.

·  Excellent opportunity to network and see/discuss research being conducted across the state/nation. Great speakers and presentations.

·  Keynote speaker was very good.

·  Excellent keynote speaker- Maria Shirey.

·  Appreciated overview of tools, qualitative research traditions along the continuum.

·  The actual PICOT- I loved it. Thanks.

·  The QI, EBP and Nursing Research Panel- could clearly see difference between QI, EBP and research.

·  Enjoyed the notecard activity.

·  Knowledgeable presenters, motivating presenters.

·  It was great to meet with clinical partners (nurses from clinical agencies).

·  Good information about steps for getting started- they should have started the conference- as they shared very good information.

·  Great information, helpful tips.

·  Great speakers!

Participants were asked about the weaknesses of the research conference.

·  As the conference grows it will be nice to see enhance space/presentation venue, especially for posters.

·  Could not hear the panel presenters.

·  Not enough breaks.

·  Handouts would be helpful.

·  1 day would be great.

·  We did not talk that much about how nurses improve health and health quality.

·  We could have talked more specifically about QI, EBP and Nursing Research.

·  Could have expanded on the part about creating strategies and opportunities to develop a statewide network.

·  Length of Thursday- 9 AM to 7 PM too long.

·  Need to schedule breaks- first day was long and no breaks were scheduled until late in the day.

·  Multipurpose room could have been split in half for the size of the group.

·  Late evening on Thursday- prefer to not extend into evenings for conferences.

·  The getting started panel did get a little long.

·  Handouts sent out per email earlier.

·  Too large of a room. Blurry overheads and powerpoints and not visible as the lower 1/3 of the screen was blocked.

·  Not enough breaks.

·  Some speakers were hard to hear, could have been due to microphone placement.

·  Not very attention getting or stimulating. Lengthy at times.

·  Cool

Participants were asked to indicate the effectiveness of each of the presenters from 1 to 5 (1=not useful and 5=very useful). All presenters were rated between a 4 and a 5. The lowest average rating was the poster sessions, breakout session 3 and the introduction.

Participants were asked to provide suggestions for improvement.

·  I wonder about the utility and potential interest there may be for the STI nursing honor society chapters from programs across the state to collaborate in this conference.

·  The panel discussion was a little long.

·  There were smaller numbers on Friday and the noise from the street. Could have moved attendees to the front of the room and possibly closed the room divider.

·  Handouts from speakers.

·  Showing speakers how to use mic.

·  Shorter, concise session 1 day versus 2 days.

·  It would be nice to have more nurses attend.

·  Really well done! Thanks!

·  Better seating, sitting for 3 hours on folding chairs is unexceptable!

·  It was great.

Participants were asked what they would like to see as the next step in forming the statewide research network.

·  CEUs for research if possible.

·  Annual research conference including student work.

·  Yes

·  Information on nursing website about proposed and current projects.

·  CEUs for research.

·  Try to do more advertising to encourage hospitals to get nurses to present QI and EBP projects/posters.

·  A penal who would discuss QI, EBP and tools needed.

·  More ND researchers as speakers- very interesting. It hits home, more attention getting.

Other comments

·  Thank you for all of the hard work of the committee.

·  Maria Shirey was very engaging and informative. Enjoyed the panel sharing their work.

·  Enjoyable- almost too much information items all at once.

·  Great, simple understanding of the complex research process.

·  Excellent experience, I’ll be here next year!

·  Less carbs for breakfast- yogurt.

·  Great food at reception!

·  Handouts would have been nice from the individual speakers. Would have liked handouts especially from the Friday AM group- Steps to Getting Started. Handout of email addresses as well.

·  Enjoyed breakout sessions, and results of QI, EBP, Research versus focusing on how to do research in depth.

·  Follow-up phone meeting.

Participants were asked after the presentation of different ideas on building statewide research networks to work in groups to pick a possible component that most appeals to their group and to think about how this might be implemented in North Dakota.

·  Obtaining funding to provide EBP search engine (CINAHL) for all licensed nurses in the state of ND to access. Would utilize nursing license to access. Present to legislature for funding.

·  New graduate nurses struggle- offer nurse residency programs or help with transitioning into the work world. Collaborative relationships between academic programs and hospitals to create nurse residency programs using simulation labs at academic settings. Nurse managers who have been in positions forever and (some) are not interested in creative thinking or higher education and thwarting new ideas. Transformative learning and identity related to role transitions and nurse educators.

·  EBP/Research Conference- Day long intensive (9 AM – 4 PM). Include university students and have them present their projects. Similar to Hawaii Center for Nursing work in teams and pair faculty and staff nurses or other collaborations. Building partnerships with experts and novices. Mentor database to help with research, publishing etc. and add area specific work. Produce a publication of the intensive conference.

·  Collaborative links- linking nursing education groups/programs to collaborate in research- i.e. nursing education programs. Develop joint studies. QI/EBP project dissemination. Link CEU presentations to research already going on in ND. Establish funding for taking to rural areas/other. Promote annual research conference in ND via Center for Nursing. Mentoring could be a connecting piece. Provide funding resource lists with topics and organizations.

·  Research website with abstracts and grant opportunities. Offer research boot camps. Speed research ideas. Networking at national and international conferences.

·  Getting community colleges on board. Change in attitude towards research.

·  Communicate what’s available in state for research. Opportunity to distribute EBP projects for example and/or research. Academic programs- MSN and PhD students - could some of the defenses be done virtually so more could experience?

·  Linkage with mentors

·  Bring awareness to what is currently available on Center for Nursing website on EBP and research.

·  Could STTI chapters across state co-participate with Center for Nursing in a conference like this annually and have graduates/students present their recently completed MSN and PhD projects and BSN posters.

·  Encourage partnerships between academic institutions and research councils with key healthcare organizations- for practical application of EBP and research students. How could a website connect these?

·  Design of webpage to encourage participation in EBP and research needs to be designed to be consumer friendly, i.e. so there is not too much small print and information, for example.

·  Increase academic and medical facility partnerships. Increase undergraduate participation in the research process-focusing on a topic that is pertinent to the medical facility. Student present findings at a local conference.

Participants were also asked at the end of the Next Steps portion of the conference to write down their best idea for the next step in developing a Research Network on a note card. Participants then passed the cards around and the cards were rated between 1-5 (5=best idea) during five card passing rounds different participants. At the end of the fifth round, participants were asked to total the 5 ratings- the highest possible rating would be a 25. Below are the ideas in numerical order from highest to lowest with their rating.

·  CEUS for research projects- 24

·  Conference yearly for research and EBP-22

·  Students share research findings- 22

·  Link others for collaboration via e-link. i.e. college and health care facilities- 21

·  Joint conference with ND Center for Nursing, STTI Chapters and medical facilities- 21

·  Bring to legislature funding- search engine CINAHL- 21

·  Provide a database CINAHL on the Center website for licensed nurses, Propose for legislative funding- 21

·  Clinical educators collaborate with colleges in conducting research- 21

·  Mentoring based of researchers and mentors to connect- 20

·  STTI co-participate with ND Center for Nursing and annual research conference- 20

·  Collaboration between facilities (clinical and education) to formulate research- 19

·  CEUs for research- 19

·  Research collaboration partnerships with faculty, staff nurses, MDs other disciplines (Like Hawaii Center for Nursing)- 19

·  Networking, getting information out- what research is being done where etc.- 19

·  CINAHL badly needed or some other nation-wide peer-review journal database- 19

·  Website with links for mentors- 19

·  STTI/ND Center for Nursing collaboration for Annual Research Conference- 18

·  Students presenting their projects- not only when they are completed but also in process and receive feedback- 18

·  List interest topics of individuals on the website for research- 18

·  Speed dating to meet potential partners- 17

·  More networking opportunities- 17

·  Reaching out to rural areas with information on research- 17

·  Connect STTI Chapters in annual research conference and presentations- 17

·  Establish online mentor- way to connect experts with those that have interest in research and want to do research to generate more research- 17

·  Mentor database to link experts in specific areas of nursing with novices- 17

·  CEUS for research- 16

·  ND Research website- 16

·  STTI co-partner for annual research conference-16

·  Exemplar projects to engage in dissemination and advancement of knowledge- 15

·  Funding for CINAHL- 14

·  Research website (local)- 12

·  Roundtable with mentors- 12