Research impact

Researchers worldwide are under pressure to show the impact of their work. For nurse researchers this is no surprise. Studies are pinned in clinical, workforce, educational or policy criteria and demonstrating health outcomes is expected.

But how do you ensure the widest impact?  By carrying out the most valuable and relevant research and ensuring it is widely disseminated and translated into practice. Keep potential impact central when planning your study and harness the power of professional journals, social media and conference presentations to engage the wider audience. The variety of ways in which you can disseminate your work to prove its worth and impact might be confusing, but the gains will be worth it.

To help you achieve this, and as nurse researchers meet in Sheffield for the 2019 RCN International Research Conference this week, RCNi’s Nurse Researcher journal has created a resource to boost the impact of your research. Do not miss Nurse Researcher editor Liz Halcomb’s conference workshop on ‘Disseminating your research for impact’.

Do take this opportunity to view a selection of the journal’s wide range of articles on impact. Please contact Julie Sylvester, managing editor of Nurse Researcher at julie.sylvester@rcni.com with your comments, suggestions or feedback, and help raise awareness of our content by sharing this resource on social media using the weblink rcni.com/research-impact