Uptake of Critical Knowledge in Nursing Practice: Lessons Learned From a Knowledge Translation Study

Authors

  • Joan M. Anderson
  • Annette J. Browne
  • Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham
  • M. Judith Lynam
  • Paddy Rodney
  • Colleen Varcoe
  • Sabrina Wong
  • Elsie Tan
  • Victoria Smye
  • Heather McDonald
  • Jennifer Baumbusch
  • Koushambhi Basu Khan
  • Joanne Reimer
  • Adrienne Peltonen
  • Anureet Brar

Abstract

This article is based on a knowledge translation (KT) study of the transition of patients from hospital to home. It focuses on the lessons learned about the challenges of translating research-derived critical knowledge in practice settings. The authors situate the article in current discourses about KT; discuss their understanding of the nature of critical knowledge; and present themes from their body of research, which comprises the knowledge that was translated. The findings have the potential to guide future KT research that focuses on the uptake of critical knowledge in nursing practice.

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2010-09-15

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