The term “advanced practice nurse” (APN) encompasses nurses with graduate level preparation typically focused on direct patient care, or oversight of direct patient care, in a clinical practice setting.1 Examples include the certified nurse-midwife (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), and most commonly, nurse practitioners (NPs). The versatility and independence represented by these very different practice arenas is one of the most valuable assets of advanced practice nursing. Yet, the same virtue can become a vice for APNs interested in research or clinical inquiry as an integral component of their everyday practice. Three common and often unanticipated challenges include (1) clinical practice isolation, (2) limited preparation for independent research or improvement science design, and (3) time constraints, either to pursue funding or to engage in unfunded clinical inquiry. As a result, nurses with the most experience and exposure to patients’ problems are often the least...
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1 July 2016
Clinical Inquiry|
July 01 2016
Creating Clinical Research Protocols in Advanced Practice: Part I, Identifying the Fit and the Aim
Bradi B. Granger, RN, PhD;
Bradi B. Granger, RN, PhD
Bradi B. Granger is Director, Heart Center Nursing Research Program, Duke University Health System and Associate Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, 307 Trent Dr, DUMC Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710 (bradi.granger@duke.edu). Jill Engel is Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Patient Care Services at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.
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Jill Engel, DNP, ACNP, FNP
Jill Engel, DNP, ACNP, FNP
Bradi B. Granger is Director, Heart Center Nursing Research Program, Duke University Health System and Associate Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, 307 Trent Dr, DUMC Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710 (bradi.granger@duke.edu). Jill Engel is Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Patient Care Services at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2016) 27 (3): 338–343.
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Bradi B. Granger, Jill Engel; Creating Clinical Research Protocols in Advanced Practice: Part I, Identifying the Fit and the Aim. AACN Adv Crit Care 1 July 2016; 27 (3): 338–343. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2016279
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