Assignment task: The Great American Cookie Experiment: Engaging Staff Nurses in Research
Author links open overlay panelMarleneWaldenPhD, RN, NNP-BC, CCNSConstance E.CephusPhD, RN, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC/PCMary
- Lack of experience and fear can interfere with nurses' participation in research.
- Creative experiential learning programs can engage nurses in the research process.
- Nurses' view of research will not change until their fear of research is addressed.
- To advance and lead care at the bedside, nurses must embrace their role in research.
Purpose- The purpose of this study was to engage staff nurses in research in an informative and fun way by determining nurses' preference for sugar-free chocolate chip cookies versus regular chocolate chip cookies.
Design and Methods- A descriptive, crossover, double-blinded study was performed using a convenience sample of 300 staff nurses.
Results- Nurses preferred the texture, flavor, and overall preference of the regular chocolate chip cookie as compared with the sugar-free chocolate chip cookie.
Implications- The Great American Cookie Experiment remains a creative teaching strategy to enhance knowledge and engage nurses in the research process.
1. The implication of a research study suggests how the findings may be important for policy, practice, theory, ad subsequent research. What could an implication of this research be?