I was able to speak with a lead investigator with rnworkproject.org. She was very receptive to discuss my interests but ultimately could not offer further assistance. Similar to Versant, their data set and tools are only applicable to employed newly registered nurses.
So, after headed in the wrong direction for this past week, I think now I will start to target the new transition programs that are gaining popularity. Students in the programs would serve as a great experimental group for which someone has to be collecting data on somewhere.
The California Institute for Nursing and Healthcare published a report last Fall that found interesting figures related to my interest http://bit.ly/mT7Eki
However, their response rate was I think less than 15%. I am going to try contact to them to see what collaborative efforts they might be willing to share.
It's looking more and more like it might be expedient to develop a simple questionnaire and run a pilot study this summer for validity to keep on track for thesis development and run a larger study next summer for publication? Any thoughts?
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Good effort in trying all avenues and you will find throughout this coming year your project will be modified frequently as you research more on your topic. gillian
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