Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 24-31 , February 2007

Nurses' attitudes toward nursing research at a metropolitan medical center

  • Meg Smirnoff, RN MS, MPH, FNP

      Affiliations

    • General Clinical Research Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. General Clinical Research Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA. Tel.: +1 212 241 8254; fax: +1 212 987 5590.
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  • Marjorie Ramirez, MA, EdM, RNC, CAN

      Affiliations

    • Patient/Family Education, Maternal Child Health Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
    • ,
  • Linda Kooplimae, RN, BSN, BC

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
    • ,
  • Michael Gibney, RN, MA CS, CDE

      Affiliations

    • Medical Surgical Systems, Becton Dickinson, New York, NY, USA
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  • Mary Dee McEvoy, RN, PhD, AOCN

      Affiliations

    • The Joseph F. Cullman, Jr., Institute for Patient Care, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA

Received 15 April 2005 ,Accepted 21 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.11.003

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