Application of Journal Club for Nurses in the Hemodialysis Unit
Sadykova, Dinara (2021)
2021
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Background: The development of evidence-based nursing practice improves the quality of
patient care. Therefore, it is important for nurses to study scientific articles and apply the
results of nursing research in their practice. A journal club as a teaching method
contributes to the development of new skills and the acquisition of new knowledge among
nurses. The journal club leads to the development of critical thinking. Starting a journal
club contributes to the following: meeting the need to receive and apply new information.
This in turn contributes to the acquisition of new skills as well as their application.
Objective: To promote the evidence-based practice of nursing in one large clinic through
the pilot activities of the Nursing Journal club and make a plan on how to turn a Journal
club into a daily nursing practice.
Methods: The ‘Flipped classroom’ approach was chosen to organize a journal club for
nurses in the hemodialysis unit. The club was established with six steps. Twenty nurses
from the hemodialysis unit took part in three meetings of the journal club. After the
meeting, the participants filled out the proposed questionnaire and gave oral feedback
about the journal club.
Results: The nurses noted the importance of the journal club meetings as it was important
for them to study and develop evidence-based nursing practice. It was decided that when
choosing the day and time for the meeting, they will be guided by the workload of the
department and the work of the nursing staff. It was also agreed that the nurses will study
the selected articles in advance, which will help to fully focus on the discussion of the
scientific article during the meetings. A plan was also proposed for the introduction of a
journal club into daily nursing practice.
Conclusion: The Journal Club is a convenient and helpful method for exploring new trends
in nursing practice. The informal format of the meetings of the journal club promotes a
deeper immersion in a new topic and motivates to apply new knowledge in practice.
patient care. Therefore, it is important for nurses to study scientific articles and apply the
results of nursing research in their practice. A journal club as a teaching method
contributes to the development of new skills and the acquisition of new knowledge among
nurses. The journal club leads to the development of critical thinking. Starting a journal
club contributes to the following: meeting the need to receive and apply new information.
This in turn contributes to the acquisition of new skills as well as their application.
Objective: To promote the evidence-based practice of nursing in one large clinic through
the pilot activities of the Nursing Journal club and make a plan on how to turn a Journal
club into a daily nursing practice.
Methods: The ‘Flipped classroom’ approach was chosen to organize a journal club for
nurses in the hemodialysis unit. The club was established with six steps. Twenty nurses
from the hemodialysis unit took part in three meetings of the journal club. After the
meeting, the participants filled out the proposed questionnaire and gave oral feedback
about the journal club.
Results: The nurses noted the importance of the journal club meetings as it was important
for them to study and develop evidence-based nursing practice. It was decided that when
choosing the day and time for the meeting, they will be guided by the workload of the
department and the work of the nursing staff. It was also agreed that the nurses will study
the selected articles in advance, which will help to fully focus on the discussion of the
scientific article during the meetings. A plan was also proposed for the introduction of a
journal club into daily nursing practice.
Conclusion: The Journal Club is a convenient and helpful method for exploring new trends
in nursing practice. The informal format of the meetings of the journal club promotes a
deeper immersion in a new topic and motivates to apply new knowledge in practice.