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Additional Article on Previous Hirsh Institute Topic
A new article has been posted in the Hirsh Institute Article Repository! Moving From Tradition to Evidence: A Review of Psychiatric Nursing Intervention Studies is a state of the evidence review by Zauszniewski, Suresky, Behket, and Kidd that analyzed 227 data-based studies published in American psychiatric nursing journals from January 2000 through December 2002. Zauszniewski notes, “achieving evidence-based practice in the psychiatric nursing specialty is dependent on qualified nurse researchers conducting research relevant for practice and appropriately disseminating that research to those who can best use it, practicing nurses.” The findings of this review describe the current state of published intervention research in five journals and suggest the need for increased dissemination of intervention research, more rigorous testing of interventions, and more focused programs of research to build evidence for effective psychiatric nursing interventions across the lifespan and globally.

Letters to the Editor
Two new Letters to the Editor address previous OJIN topics. Brown offers thoughts related to several issues in the popular “Doctor of Nursing Practice DNP: Need for More Dialogue” topic. Kelly responds to, and suggests a way to further, Zauszniewski and Suresky’s call for sounder evidence on which to base psychiatric nursing practice, posted in the Hirsh Institute Article Repository.

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