The Center for Nursing Research & Innovation

Bridging Research & Practice

Priorities and Activities

• Introducing and evaluating evidence-based clinical practice innovations, in collaboration with clinical and administrative leaders in patient care.
• Reviewing, coordinating and facilitating research in patient care settings.
• Collaborating in conducting patient outcome and clinical effectiveness research.
• Conducting new product clinical evaluations that are likely to improve the quality, costs or outcomes of patient care.
• Assessing the scientific validity and clinical effectiveness of patient care policies, procedures, assessments and interventions that are aligned with performance improvement priorities.
• Consulting in patient care research methods, design, tactics, measurement, proposal development and human subjects protection.
• Processing, analyzing, interpreting and appropriately reporting statistical data emerging from Center research and performance improvement activities.
• Disseminating emerging Center results and accomplishments internally and externally through presentations and publications.
• Pursuing and obtaining external funds through grants and contracts to advance the strategic work of the Center and expedite expansion of its activities.

Foster workplace environments that optimize professional role development, interdisciplinary collaboration, clinical practice integrity and quality patient care.

• UCSF & Stanford Campus Workforce Forecast & Development Projects

Strengthen the scientific validity and effectiveness of patient care practices.

• UCSF & LPCH Venous Access Device (VAD) Interdisciplinary Improvement Projects
• UCSF & LPCH Family Centered Care Projects

Facilitate research by bridging the gap between nursing’s research, education and clinical practice enterprises.

• UCSF Collaborative Clinical Research Initiative (CCRI) Project
• Stanford University School of Nursing (SUSN) Alumnae Legacy
• Research Review Process Coordination
• UCSF Center Graduate Student Residences

Foster capacity to interpret, apply and conduct research that improves patient care quality, cost and outcomes through supporting investigative role development among clinical staff and their leadership teams.

• Research Day
• UCSF Research & Practice Committee
• UCSF Patient Care Services Grand Rounds
• UCSF Clinical Development Series
• LPCH Innovations in Patient Care Grants
• SHC Continuing Education Program(s)

Provide consultation and education to individuals, teams and groups that contributes to improving nursing practice, patient care and organizational performance.

• UCSF Medical Center Clinical Leadership Development Series & Grand Rounds

Conduct clinical evaluations of emerging technologies that advance strategic performance improvement

• UCSF & LPCH Vascular Access Device (VAD) Projects

Serve as a source for emerging new knowledge for nursing practice, innovation transfer, and clinical practice guidelines and best practices.

Collaborate in regional, statewide and national projects, studies and collaborative efforts that are aligned with the Center’s mission and advance the Center’s efforts.

• California. Nursing Outcomes Coalition (CalNOC) Project
• International visitors/presentations
• AB 524 TAC

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