Behavioural intention and user acceptance of research evidence for Queensland nurses: Provision of solutions from the clinician

In order to maintain high standards of care in practice, renal nurses must become effective utilisers of research and evidence based practice. Many models for effective evidence based implementation have been published in an attempt to encourage a positive cultural shift in meeting this necessary nurse competency. Yet in reality a great disparity still exists between what the profession knows to be an ideal world and what they are actually able to achieve. This paper presents an evaluation of that reality through the eyes of Queensland renal nurses. Initially known barriers to research or evidence based practice utilisation will be discussed in addition to some home grown solutions from those clinicians. Nurses who participated in this study presented some unique perspectives on known barriers to research utilisation, re-affirming those detailed within the literature and conversely revealing new concepts worth additional exploration. New concepts warranting a broader in-depth exploration included the influence of family on nurse decision making and the effect of overseas trained health professionals on necessary change. In addition Queensland renal nurse's overwhelming supported the need for a filtered or a controlled approach to research activity naming this model in post interview discussions “The Spillway Model”.