Collaboration in the Emergency Department: an innovative approach

Data analysis of the interviews identified four main themes: enabling the research process, hindering the research process, assisting the research process and expanding the Nurse Research Consultant role. The findings highlighted that ED nurses are reluctant to become involved in research because of a perceived lack of knowledge, skill level, time and motivation. However, most nurses considered that the Nurse Research Consultant, formal education, cultural change, access to resources and involvement in research activities as mechanisms to assist them to contribute in research activities.