How Do You Start A Nursing Journal Club?
A nursing journal club is an excellent way to keep current with new practices and clinical updates. A journal club can also provide an educational activity for the participants. Participants can learn how to critique a research study and define implications for practice. The key to a successful journal club is promoting awareness, having a facilitator to moderate discussion, and scheduling the club meetings for maximum attendance. Choose a research article. The journal club can be specific to a type of specialty such as pediatrics or broad to include a wider audience. Performance improvement is a topic that is very extensive and covers many different areas and all specialties. Choose a location and time. It is ideal to choose a central location and the best time for all members to promote maximum attendance. Keep the time and location the same for all journal club meetings. Send out regular reminders of the meeting. Select a facilitator. Ideally, the facilitator can be a clinical educa
