Creating a journal club competition improves paediatric nurses' participation and engagement

Nurse Education Today
Stephen McKeeverFiona Newall

Abstract

To improve journal club participation, innovative approaches are required but few have been described. It was unknown if adding an element of competition, to an established journal club, would increase nurses' participation. To explore the impact on attendance and participation in a hospital-wide nursing journal club through the introduction of an element of competition. A descriptive exploratory study. An Australian specialist tertiary paediatric hospital with over 1600 nurses. In 2013, 12 hospital wards/departments were randomly assigned a month each to present journal club. Nurses were supported to evaluate an article according to a published framework. A predetermined rubric guided marking. Post competition, all hospital nurses received an anonymous online survey invitation. Demographic, Likert scale and qualitative data were collected. Questions elicited attitudes and perceived barriers or facilitators to participation in the journal club. Compared to 2012, there was a statistically significant increase in journal club attendance (2013 median=20.5 [IQR=18.2, 27.7] vs. 2012 median=9 [IQR=6.5, 12.5], Mann-Whitney U test, p<0.01). Full online survey responses were received from 289/1674 (response rate 17.3%) of sent invitatio...Continue Reading

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