“THE

DISSEMINATION
PHASE”
BY: GROUP 4 BSN 4
ROSSIE MAE DIGDIGAN
MARY GOLD POLVOROSA
JADE DINOLAN
JOANNE BERNADETTE C. AGUILAR
 WHAT IS DISSEMINATION PHASE?

• The last phase of the research process is to prepare research reports in order to communicate
findings to the appropriate audience. Similar to review of a final research plan, noted previously,
dissemination reports should also be peer-reviewed from independent colleagues in the same field
of research who have not participated in the conduct of the study. The peer-review process of
completed reports will ensure objectivity and increase likelihood of a valid and reliable report. To be
most effective, a dissemination plan should be developed prior to the completion of the study,
identifying the strategies for dissemination and the targeted audience. Resources are available that
outline creative and effective dissemination plans (Research Utilization Support & Health, 2001).
• Research reports or presentations may be disseminated to other investigators, health
professionals, policymakers, or consumers. A brief research report can also be submitted to
professional organizations or the media. Press releases should also be considered, as this offers
an efficient mechanism for dissemination. Communicating study results to participants is based
on the principle of respect for persons and although not required, is increasing in practice (
Shalowitz & Miller, 2008). The stipulation of sending a research report is often included in the
consent form that participants sign upon entry to a study. This is an ethical consideration given
the time and effort participants contribute to the conduct of a study.
 COMMUNICATING THE RESEARCH FINDINGS

• A research project cannot be considered complete until its results are

effectively communicated to its users and consumers.
• Therefore communication of research findings is one of the essential and
final step of research process.
• The communication of research findings is communicated through either
oral or written means.
 CRITERIA FOR COMMUNICATING THE
RESEARCH
• Selecting proper channel for communication: the researcher has to select suitable and appropriate
channel to disseminated his or her findings. Professional academicians generally publish their research
articles through professional journals, books etc.
• Knowing the consumer: the researcher must know in advance to whom they want to communicate their
findings, such as nursing research findings to nurse educators, clinical nurses.
• Developing an effective plan for writing a research report:
- Decide on authorship: the researchers have to decide among themselves as to who will be the leading
author and the contributing author.
- Deciding on content: the resesrchers also have to decide how man papers are required to communicate
the findings of research effectively.
- Preparing outline of report: it is important that if there are multiple researchers each one
has responsibility for different section of manuscript.
 USING RESEARCH IN EVIDENCED BASED
NURSING PRACTICE

• Disseminating evidence in nursing is the spreading of evidence-based nursing knowledge, research,

and findings by nurses to other health care professionals or to the general public. This is vital for the
nursing profession because when nurses stay abreast of new evidence in their field, they can spread
that information to others to ensure that the highest quality and most effective care is being delivered to
patients.
Goals of Disseminating Evidence in Nursing

In order for dissemination of evidence in nursing to be effective and achieve its goals, it must be high-
quality evidence that has been meticulously evaluated in clinical research studies and proven time and
again to be valid and effective in the nursing field.
Five goals of disseminating evidence in nursing are:

1.To increase the scope of knowledge in the nursing field.

2.To ensure the nursing field remains up-to-date with the latest and most effective evidence and practices.

3.To ascertain that nursing decisions are made based on evidence that optimizes quality care and cost-
effectiveness.

4.To increase motivation for nurses to apply evidence-based strategies with their patients.

5.To increase patient motivation to utilize and follow through on evidence-based interventions that will help
with their own healthcare.
Methods of Disseminating Evidence in Nursing

-Nurses are often very busy at their patients' bedsides. Some nurses feel like the don't have the time to
evaluate new research and evidence in their field, much less disseminate it to others. For nurses who
make the time for dissemination of evidence in their fields, this section will describe how they can go about
doing this.

First nurses need to acquire the evidence in order to disseminate it. They can do this by reading books,
academic articles, and journals. They can even conduct research studies of their own, which requires a
specific skill set and knowledge of experimental research.
Ways to Disseminate Evidence
Once a nurse has decided that the evidence is of good quality and applicable and meaningful to use, he or
she can begin the process of dissemination of evidence. There are many platforms through which nurses
can disseminate evidence:

•Social media
•Brochures
•Journals
•Web sites
•Presentations
•Conferences
•Press releases
•Nurse team meetings

For example, nurses in a hospital cardiac department who meet once a week for a team meeting might
schedule a half hour every other team meeting to talk about the latest evidence in the nursing field.

Nurse managers can promote dissemination of evidence with their nurses by establishing a reward for the
nurse who contributes most to her colleagues, patients, and the field of nursing through dissemination of
evidence.