The KPNW nursing Evidence Based Practice & Research is overseen by the EBP & Research Council.

The mission of the council is to promote & improve the health and quality of life of individuals, families, and communities we serve. The purpose is to facilitate the adoption of EBP and Research in nursing across KPNW to improve patient and nurse related outcomes, as well as organizational related outcomes.

The Council oversees the Evidence Based Practice Fellowship and reviews research proposals for recommendations prior to IRB submission.

Evidence Based Practice Fellowship:
https://kplibraries.libguides.com/ebpfellowship
For password, please contact: Mary.X.Spiering@kp.org

The goal of the fellowship is to expand and strengthen nursing evidence-based practice across the continuum of care and is supported by the KPNW nursing senior leadership.

Center for Health Research Link:
https://research.kpchr.org/collaborate
Are you engaged in quality improvement work at KPNW and interested in partnering with the Center for Health Research? The Center for Health Research is committed to supporting process improvement efforts in the KP delivery system. We work with regional partners to tap into Kaiser Permanente's vast stores of clinical data and investigate research questions that originate in the actual practice experience of the people who care for KP members.
We can help by providing:

• Guidance and consultation regarding Institutional Review Board application and compliance
• Consultation on research design and study development
• Construction of limited datasets for chart review for data analysis by principal investigators
• Assistance with budget development for projects that have funding
• Facilitating connections among investigators at Kaiser Permanente Northwest and affiliated research networks

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
https://www.ninr.nih.gov/
The mission of NINR is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations. NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness across the lifespan. The Institute's research focus encompasses health promotion and disease prevention, quality of life, health disparities, and end-of-life. NINR seeks to extend nursing science by integrating the biological and behavioral sciences, employing new technologies to research questions, improving research methods, and developing the scientists of the future. NINR provides grant support, fellowships and training opportunities such as a summer genetics institute and pain methodologies boot camp.

Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS)
http://www.nursingscience.org/home
The goals of CANS are to be a strong voice for nursing science at national and international levels by developing, conducting, and utilizing nursing science, to disseminate research findings across individuals and groups in scientific and lay communities, and to facilitate life-long learning opportunities for nurse scientists. CANS organizes two major conferences: State of the Science Nursing Research Congresses (in even number years) and the Special Research Topics Conferences (in odd number years). The Council funds a seed money grant through the American Nurses Foundation, participates in the National Nursing Research Roundtable, and analyzes and comments on research development and policy issues on behalf of and in concert with the American Academy of Nursing.

Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing
https://www.sigmanursing.org/
The mission of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide. STTI provides support to research through its grants.
  
Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS)
https://www.snrs.org/
While considered a regional nursing research society, SNRS membership includes nurses in the southern region of the US, the Bahamas and the countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. There are 14 research interest groups in which members can participate to receive feedback and advice on research ideas as well as to respond to other researcher's comments and questions. The society offers several research awards and sponsors an annual conference. The mission of the SNRS includes the following:

• Advance nursing research
• Promote dissemination and utilization of research findings
• Facilitate the career development of nurses and nursing students as researchers
• Enhance communication among members

Western Institute of Nursing (WIN)
https://www.winursing.org/
WIN advances nursing science, education and practice to improve health outcomes. It provides an opportunity for nurses to mentor or be mentored in research, education, and clinical roles. WIN administers NEXUS, a nursing education exchange. Courses are available by distance learning technologies to doctoral students enrolled in collaborating universities. WIN also sponsors an annual research conference. Its goals include:

• Creating a forum for exchange of scholarship and research
• Promoting safe and cost effective nursing practice
• Fostering research, practice, and educational innovations and improvements
• Disseminating nursing research and scholarship that addresses health care, practice and education

National Nursing Practice Network® (NNPN)
http://www.nnpnetwork.org/
NNPN is a collaborative website for nurses to share their expertise, successes and failures, and thoughts with other nurses. NNPN is a consortium of acute care healthcare agencies committed to the use of evidence-based practices through a collaborative model designed to promote shared learning and participation. Member organizations represent nurses in 26 states in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Singapore and consist of community, academic, and VA hospitals.

AcademyHealth
https://www.academyhealth.org/
AcademyHealth is an interprofessional organization for health services researchers and health policy analysts that seeks to improve health and health care by generating new knowledge and moving knowledge into action. There are interest groups organized around specific topic areas that offer members an opportunity to exchange knowledge, disseminate research findings, inform policy and clinical decision-making, build research skills, and network with those sharing common goals. AcademyHealth manages many projects and initiatives and conducts an annual research meeting. ANA is an affiliate member of AcademyHealth.

Practice Based Research Networks (PBRNs)
https://pbrn.ahrq.gov/
Primary care practice-based research networks, or PBRNs, are a group of ambulatory practices devoted principally to the primary care of patients, and affiliated in their mission to investigate questions related to community-based practice and to improve the quality of primary care. The network typically commits to activities and an organizational structure that transcends a single research project. PBRNs often link practicing clinicians with investigators experienced in clinical and health services research, while at the same time enhancing the research skills of the network members.

Seattle Nursing Research Consortium
https://seattlenursingresearch.org/
This is a group of agency based individuals who facilitate nursing research and clinical inquiry. The consortium promotes evidence-based practice in nursing care, and provides a forum for presenting research, evidenced-based, and quality improvement work conducted by nurses engaged in direct patient care.

Oregon Nursing Research and Quality Consortium
http://www.salemhealth.org/for-healthcare-professionals/oregon-nursing-research-and-quality/welcome
This is a group of agency based individuals who facilitate nursing research and clinical inquiry. The consortium promotes evidence-based practice in nursing care, and provides a forum for presenting research, evidenced-based, and quality improvement work conducted by nurses engaged in direct patient care.