Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Medical Journal of Australia

Volume

217

Issue

10

First Page

514

Last Page

516

PubMed ID

36335544

Publisher

Wiley

School

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Funders

Australasian Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Trials Network

Comments

Eckert, M., Rickard, C. M., Forsythe, D., Baird, K., Finn, J., Gilkison, A., ... & Keogh, S. (2022). Harnessing the nursing and midwifery workforce to boost Australia's clinical research impact. Medical Journal of Australia. 217(10), 514-516. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51758

Abstract

For the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to achieve its full impact, it is necessary for health practitioners to be trained and reliably funded to deliver research and translation alongside their clinical work. We offer insight into current systems, concerns and suggestions as this applies to clinical research in nursing and midwifery. Nurses and midwives globally have a long record of delivering high quality clinical research that improves care and outcomes. An analysis of four landmark nursing-led studies in the United States illustrates the value-adding potential of such research: for every grant dollar, the return on investment ranged from $202 to $1206. In Australia, investment in nursing- and midwifery-led research also pays dividends for health care costs and population and health system outcomes, as evidenced from the many research contributions of Australian nurses and midwives over the past decade (Box).

DOI

10.5694/mja2.51758

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