ATTITUDES OF PALESTINIAN NURSES TOWARD RESEARCH

ABSTRACT— Since the nurses' attitude towards research influence their willingness to engage in research and apply research findings in clinical settings to promote optimum care for patients through evidence‑based nursing practice; nurses need to possess updated knowledge of recent researches and have the ability to refine their acquired knowledge and services to improve the quality of healthcare. However, studies on this topic in Palestine are lacking. This study was aimed to examine nurses’ attitudes and perceptions towards nursing research. A quantitative, cross-sectional design was conducted among randomly selected nurses (n=310) at four Palestinian hospitals. With informed, voluntary consent, data were collected utilizing a self‑administered questionnaires at their workplace. This study results revealed that nurses held a neutral to slightly positive attitude towards nursing research. Breakdown of individual items shows attitudes toward research are positive when looking at the payoff and benefits of research. Nurses showed a slightly positive attitude towards nursing research. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve research training in our hospital in terms of carrying out and promote the use of nursing research.摘要——护士对研究的态度，会影响其参与研究、并将研究成果应用于临床场景以通过循证护理实践（evidence-based nursing practice）为患者提供最优照护的意愿；因此护士需掌握最新研究前沿知识，并具备优化既有知识与服务以提升医疗照护质量的能力。然而，巴勒斯坦地区针对该主题的相关研究仍较为匮乏。本研究旨在探讨护士对护理研究的态度与认知。研究采用定量横断面设计，于四家巴勒斯坦医院中随机选取310名护士作为研究对象。在获取知情自愿同意后，研究人员通过自填式问卷在研究对象的工作场所收集数据。本研究结果显示，护士对护理研究的态度呈中性至略偏积极。分项条目分析表明，当关注研究的回报与益处时，护士对研究的态度呈积极倾向。整体而言，护士对护理研究呈略偏积极的态度。因此，本研究所在医院亟需在开展研究及推广护理研究成果应用两方面，完善相关研究培训工作。