Journal

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A journal club is an educational meeting in which a group of individuals discuss published articles, to keep themselves abreast of new knowledge, promoting in them the awareness of current research findings, teaching them to critique and appraise research, and encourage them to utilize research in evidence based practice of the speciality.

The primary purposes of a journal club are to educate nurses

1. How to develop scholarly reading habits and critically appraise research studies,

2. Promote the applicability of research findings to clinical practice and

3. Improve patient outcomes.