Creating Interdisciplinary Engagement Through a Hospital-Based Endowed Chair in Nursing Research: The "Conway Chair Conversations"

Authors

Eileen P. Engh, Department of Nursing Science, Professional Practice, & Quality, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia (Ms Engh and Drs Freedenberg, Ring, Lafond, and Hinds); Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia (Drs Freedenberg, Ring, Lafond, and Hinds); Conway School of Nursing, The Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Agazio); and The George Washington University School of Nursing, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Geiger-Brown).
Vicki Freedenberg
Lisa M. Ring
Deborah A. Lafond
Janice Agazio
Jeanne Geiger-Brown
Pamela S. Hinds

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2-15-2022

Journal

Nursing administration quarterly

DOI

10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000511

Abstract

Although clinical nurses' involvement in research is a role expectation, efforts to engage clinical nurses in nurse-led research have had notably mixed results. These efforts have most typically been single discipline-focused (nursing), although nursing care is a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice. Adding an interdisciplinary strategy to multiple other efforts to engage clinical nurses in research may contribute to more nurse involvement. Here, we describe the use of a hospital-based endowed chair in nursing research to simultaneously engage nursing and other disciplines in a monthly dialogue about clinically relevant, research-related challenges and solutions. Outcomes indicate that the research-related dialogue among nurses and interprofessional colleagues would likely not have taken place without this approach.

APA Citation

Engh, Eileen P.; Freedenberg, Vicki; Ring, Lisa M.; Lafond, Deborah A.; Agazio, Janice; Geiger-Brown, Jeanne; and Hinds, Pamela S., "Creating Interdisciplinary Engagement Through a Hospital-Based Endowed Chair in Nursing Research: The "Conway Chair Conversations"" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 152.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/152

Department

Pediatrics