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From Book To Bedside: Putting Evidence To Use In The Care Of The Elderly, M. Titler, J. Mentes, Barbara Rakel, L. Abbott, S. Baumler
From Book To Bedside: Putting Evidence To Use In The Care Of The Elderly, M. Titler, J. Mentes, Barbara Rakel, L. Abbott, S. Baumler
Barbara A. Rakel
BACKGROUND: Infusion of research findings into clinical practice is a challenging part of the research process. Because the length of time between discovery and use of knowledge averages 20 years, methods are needed to speed translation of research findings into practice. Few efforts have been made to coordinate the generation of new knowledge with the dissemination of findings from research to improve care of the elderly. RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICE PROTOCOLS: The Research Development and Dissemination Core (RDDC) of the Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center (GNIRC) at the University of Iowa emphasizes development of research-based (RB) protocols, which requires collecting relevant literature, …