As future nursing practitioners, it is important for you to understand that the results of evidence-based research practice should be written for others to understand and apply to their practice. Research needs to be disseminated as widely as possible at all levels, both national and international. It is important that tailored dissemination tools should be used for various target audiences and the nursing profession. This assignment is designed to help you understand how to make your research usable and available to other people in your field.
Develop a dissemination plan for your research. Your plan should include discussion about the following:
o Audience
o Who is most likely to use this research?
o What is the practice setting?
o End-user needs
o How should you present data to make it most usable?
o Is there a specific language you should use to ensure your audience understands your purpose?
o Does the target audience have a specific type of need based on practice setting?
o Publications
o What specific journals, newsletters, or publications would you want to publish in to reach your audience?
o Presentations at local, state, and national levels
o At what conferences, meetings, or panels would you want to present to make sure your ideas were readily available in the field?
Sample Solution
Audience: Healthcare providers such as nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical and paramedical students.
Who is most likely to use this research? Health care professionals who focus on evidence-based practice and those who work with populations that would benefit from the results of the research.
What strategies will you use to reach and engage this target audience? To reach out to healthcare providers I plan on using social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn in order to promote my findings as well as email campaigns targeting relevant professionals in our field. Furthermore, by leveraging professional associations or organizations related to our topic we hope can further increase visibility for our study's results. Additionally we could consider organizing a webinar series or creating an infographic summarizing key points from our study in order to better communicate the information with other healthcare providers or researchers interested in similar topics.
Which outlets will you use to disseminate your research (e.g., journals, newsletters, websites)? For peer review purposes it is important that we submit my work for publication in a credible journal but also exploring other alternatives such as blogs or online publications associated with relevant organizations where submitting is more straightforward than traditional peer reviewed journals may also be possible depending on what type of material/results are being presented.. Additionally considering submitting papers at conferences within fields related to my topic might also be another viable option when trying make sure that more people have access the paper’s content.