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The Research Internship is a one-year educational experience designed to expose nurses to research and evidence-based practice (EBP) principals and provide them with a mentored opportunity to complete a clinically relevant EBP or research project.
To date, 21 evidence-based projects have been completed by Research Interns, with topics ranging from feeding tube placement to the impact of vein trans-illumination on venipuncture in children and from the needs of families of hospitalized children to the perceptions of nurses caring for patients with low likelihood of recovery in critical care areas.
Purpose of the Program
- Offer senior nursing staff, advanced practice nurses, nurse leaders and nurse managers interested in EBP and nursing research the opportunity to develop skills to successfully participate in and facilitate research related activities
- Recognize Nursing’s key role in the generation and dissemination of knowledge
- Improve the quality of care delivered to patients and families
Who Should Apply
If you’re employed at SMH or Highland Hospital and have the desire to learn, challenge yourself, take part in cutting-edge research, and work with some of the best nurse researchers in the field, we want to hear from you.
Scope of the Program
Interns are given one paid education day per month for a full year to participate in the Research Internship. Each morning session is devoted to the research and EBP process. Afternoon sessions are spent on independent work relevant to the intern’s clinically- focused project.
The Director of the Clinical Nursing Research Center (CNRC) is available to meet with interns to discuss their projects and to provide recommendations during each step of the process. Interns are expected to search literature and critically evaluate evidence for application to practice and their project. The culmination of the experience is a formal presentation to their cohort in the morning of the last day of the internship and a poster session open to the public in the afternoon.
How to Apply
Application materials are available on the Research webpage of the Nursing Intranet. Applications are accepted in the Spring of each year for an October start date.
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