WISPAN RESEARCH COMMITTEE

 

Mission statement: The committee is committed to the promotion of perianesthesia nursing as a specialty and enhancing the professional growth of its members.

 

The purpose of the committee: The Research Committee promotes and supports research by WISPAN members.

 

Objectives: The committee encourages participation in perianesthesia research that supports patient care and practices, based on scientific approaches.

The committee provides financial assistance to active ASPAN/WISPAN members.

 

Guidelines:

Applicants must be current, active members of ASPAN/WISPAN. The research proposal must follow established designs, selects by the researcher.

The research proposal should validate some area of perianesthesia nursing practice. Application should be sent to the Research Committee.

Researchers should present proposals including question and/or research hypothesis, identify methodology to be used and provide a brief description of steps to be taken to implement the research data collection, sample selection, setting identification, statistical analysis, and result reporting.

Research findings, including process, must to published. (i.e. article in ‘The Awaking’ would cover this.)

 

References:

ASPAN Research Committee, 10 Melrose Avenue, Suite 110, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-

3696

 

ASPAN Standards of Perianesthesia Nursing Practice, ASPAN:Thorofare, NJ. 1998 ASPAN web Site:http:/www.aspan.orglresearchlhtm

 

Defazio Quinn, D., editor, “ASPAN Ambulatory Surgical Nursing Core Curriculum, Chapter 3, Nursing Research” Thorofare, NJ: ASPAN 2000

 

Fetzer, S.J., Vogelsang, J. “Research Primer for Perianesthesia Nurses” Thorofare, NJ:

ASPAN 1996

 

Krenzischek, Dma, MAS, RN, CPAN, Director for Research, ASPAN, 10 Meirose Avenue, Suite 110, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 08003-3 696

 

Talbot, L., “Introduction to the Research Process”, Principles and Practice of Nursing Research. Mosby: St. Louis, 1995

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Below is the application form for a Research grant. I put that here for your information. Most web browsers will not print it out correctly. Please e-mail or call me or Connie Buttrick and we will get you an application form via mail. If you have Acrobat you can print it from this link:

                                       APPLICATION FOR WISPAN RESEARCH GRANT 11-8-07.pdf

APPLICATION FOR WISPAN RESEARCH GRANT

Name:                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

 

 

Address: ____________

Phone: Home(                                                       )                                                                                                      Work(                                          

 

 

Employer and address: _______--_______________________

 

 

Are you an ASPAN/WISPAN member? Yes( ) No ()

Number of years:

Membership #

 

Are you a CPAN/CAPA: ____

 

What is your past and present involvement in WISPAN

(past 5 years)? ___________

 

 

Executive Board of Directors: (title and year)

 

 

Board Member: (number of years) ______

 

Committee Member: (type and year)

 

 

Research questionlhypothesis:

 

 

 

Purpose of research study:

 

 

 

Methodology:

 

 

 

It would be helpful if references for methodology were included:

 

 

 

Setting identification: ________

 

 

Short description of process and outcome:

Estimate of Research Cost:_______________________

Please mail to:     Constance Buttrick   

                               1428 Commanche Avenue

Green Bay, WI 54313

email: Connie.Buttrick@aurora.org

    1-920-490-0592