NSG 3029 Week 1 Discussion Questions
NSG 3029 Week 1 Discussion Questions
Discussion
Question 1
Is research
used in your facility? If so, what type of research and how is this different
than other nursing roles? Find out if there is a research committee at your facility.
Is research an important component of clinical practice?
Discussion
Question 2
Have you
had an experience when evidence-based research had a significant impact on the
quality of your patient care that resulted in policy making? Please discuss and
state the issue and policy.
- DEFINITION OF RESERCH Research is defined as a systematic and scientific process to answer to questions about facts and relationship between facts. It is an activity involved in seeking answer to unanswered questions. Research seeks to generate an answer to the problem as well as suggesting additional questions in flood of further inquiry.
- 3. (Ruth M. French, 1968) Research may be defined as the systematic and objective analysis and recording of controlled observation that may lead to the development of generalizations, principles, theories, resulting in prediction and possible ultimate control of events. (J. W. Best, 1969) Research is the process of systematic obtaining accurate answers to significant and pertinent questions by the use of the scientific method of gathering and interpreting information. (Clover and Balsley, 1979) Research may be defined as planned, systematic search for information for the purpose of increasing the total body of man’s knowledge. It involves
- 4. NURSING RESEARCH Nursing research refers to the use of systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical investigation in attempting to discover or confirm facts that relate to specific problem or question about the practice of nursing. (Walls and Bauzell, 1981) Nursing research is defined as the application of scientific inquiry to the phenomena of concern to nursing. Nursing research seeks to find new knowledge that can eventually be applied in providing nursing care to patients.
- 5. Nursing research develops knowledge about health and promotion of health over the full lifespan, care of person with health problems and disabilities to respond effectively to actual or potential health problems. (Commission of Nursing Research, American Nurses Association, 1981) Nursing research is a way to identify new knowledge, improve professional education and practices and use of resources effectively. (International Council of Nurses, 1986) Nursing Research is scientific, systematic and orderly process to find out solution for problems concern to nursing or generating and refining the nursing knowledge to improve quality of nursing care, nursing
- 6. NEED AND PURPOSES Develop, refine, and extend the, scientific base of knowledge, which is required for quality nursing care, education, and administration. Enhance the body of professional knowledge in nursing. Provide foundation for evidence-based nursing practices. Help in expansion of knowledge, which is essential for continued growth of nursing profession.
- 7. Enhance their professional identity as research is an essential component of any profession. Define the parameters of nursing, which will help nurses to identify boundaries of nursing profession. Refine and eliminate old knowledge so that it helps in elimination of nursing actions that have no effect on the achievement of desired client outcomes. Enhance accuracy of different nursing educational and administrative techniques. Develop and refine nursing theories and principles.