Table 3. Facilitator items in rank order (N=521).

Rank order	Facilitator items	Rating item as moderate or great facilitator N (%)
1	Enhancing managerial support and encouraging research	455 (87.3)
2	Advancing education to increase your research knowledge base	452 (86.8)
2	Increasing the time available for reviewing and implementing	452 (86.8)
3	Improving availability and accessibility of research reports	417 (80.0)
4	Conducting more clinically focused and relevant research	411 (78.9)
5	Providing colleague support network/mechanisms	396 (76.0)
6	Improving the understandability of research reports	382 (73.3)
7	Employing nurses with research skills to serve as role models	356 (68.3)