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Research Network Bulletin

ICN Research Network

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) promotes nursing research in order to advance nursing knowledge and to improve the quality of nursing practice. As one approach to advance nursing knowledge and better standards of care, ICN is creating a Research Network.
Why a research network?
ICN is committed to supporting nursing research as a powerful tool for generating new knowledge and evidence to underpin nursing practice. Nursing has an obligation to society to provide care that is continually researched and evaluated. Nurses working singly or in multidisciplinary research teams can offer new insights and unique perspectives to the research process.
Nursing research provides opportunities for linkages between those involved in the research process, practising nurses, other health professionals, policy makers and the public. With the rapid advances in knowledge and technology, nursing research serves as a framework for organising facts and evidence into a coherent and usable format.
A research network provides a vehicle for continual exchange of knowledge and experience. The ICN Research Network will serve as a forum for exchange of ideas, experience and expertise and as a vital resource bank for global nursing and health research.
What will the network do?
The network will be an evolving and continually updated forum and a resource that will:

identify trends in nursing/health research,

provide opportunities for exchange of research knowledge and experience,

promote ICN's and others' work in research, and

organise meetings and conferences.

Communication will be in a variety of ways: network bulletin, meetings and conferences. ICN's WEB site will facilitate communication among network members and others.

Join ICN Research Network to:

keep abreast of trends and issues in nursing research worldwide,

share and exchange information, and

contribute to evidence-based practice.

To become a Network Member

Nursing Research: A Tool For Action

The quest for quality care and evidence based practice has brought nursing research into the forefront. ICN has prepared this poster as a tool to increase visibility of nursing research and to stimulate nurses to use the scientific approach to gain new knowledge and to find answers to questions related to health illness and care delivery systems.

We hope that you will use the poster to promote discussions on nursing research and as a tool to stimulate you into nursing research.

This is a small version of the Research Poster. If you click on the image, you will see a larger version.
The ICN Research Network was launched during the Centennial in June 1999 and it held its second meeting at the ICN Congress in Copenhagen 10-15 June 2001.

Meeting of ICN Research Network at the ICN Congress, Durban, South Africa, July 2009

The ICN Research Network met during the ICN Quadrennial Congress in Durban, July 2009. This is the sixth meeting of the Research Network since its establishment in 1999. About 350 participants with diverse research expertise and interests attended the meeting. The session was chaired by Linda Van Blerk, South Africa.

Highlights of the discussions
Following an overview of the ICN Research Network, its aim, scope and membership, there were brief presentations and discussions on the following areas:

Hand hygiene to address infection rates including MRSA, Claire Kilpatrick, WHO, Geneva.

ARSI experiences and activities in promoting research, Anne Marrie-Mottaz, France.

Impact of Infection control practices in a major hospital, Carlo Colombo, Switzerland.

Effectiveness of Male Circumcision in reducing HIV transmission in males, Peter Johnson, USA.

The presentations were followed by open discussions that highlighted:

How can the ICN Research Network add value to the work of nurses and nurse researchers?

What are the research priorities in your setting/county and what should ICN be advocating at international level?

How could we stimulate involvement of Network members in the activities of the Bulletin?

The participants stressed the importance of research capacity building, particularly in developing countries and ways of integrating research into nursing curricula.

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