TY - JOUR T1 - Review of research findings suggesting nurses overreport their use of research JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 6 LP - 7 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2011.100141 VL - 15 IS - 1 AU - Susan Roberts AU - Carolyn Jackson AU - Jan Dewing Y1 - 2012/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/15/1/6.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Squires JE, Hutchinson AM, Boström AM, et al. To what extent do nurses use research in clinical practice? A systematic review. Implement Sci 2011;6:21.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed ■ The authors suggest nurses may have been overreporting the use of research in their practice thus implying evidence-based practice is not advancing as rapidly as desired.■ Its appears nurses in leadership positions make more use of research than staff nurses.■ Standardised measures in research are needed to assess how much research and the quality of research is used by nurses and its impact on patient care outcomes.■ Research of this type needs more rigorous methodologies and methods. It is assumed that nursing care based upon research evidence will lead to better outcomes for patients. A research-practice gap has been identified and it may take years for evidence to be incorporated into practice. This paper examines the extent to which nurses use research in clinical practice. A systematic review of published and grey literature. Thirteen online databases were searched … ER -