CHANGING NURSES PAIN ASSESSMENT PRACTICE - A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH UTILIZATION APPROACH

It is not uncommon for a decade to pass between the time a research pr oblem is identified and the time that research-based solutions are tra nslated into standards for care. This quasi-experimental study demonst rated the effectiveness of a collaborative research utilization model directed towards the transfer of specific research-based knowledge (pa in assessment) into practice for the purpose of helping to solve pain management problems, At the same time, nurses who participated in the model significantly improved their competency in research utilization and their attitudes towards research when compared to a control group who did not participate in the model.