Every nurse practising in the 21st century has a role to play in the research process
The Canadian Association of School of Nurses (CASN) – supports research at all levels.
Standards to practice based on research competencies
Nurses must be intelligent consumers of research: understand all steps of the research process and their interrelationship.
Before applying findings to practice, must distinguish between interesting findings – in need of more investigation and those sufficiently supported by evidence.
Generating clinical questions and participating in scientific studies.