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What was the significant contribution of Florence Nightingale to nursing research?
Which of the following is NOT a role of nurses in research?
What is one main goal of nursing research?
Which of these factors helps improve population health outcomes according to evidence-informed practice?
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What is a necessary skill for nurses in relation to research studies?
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What impact did the establishment of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have on nursing research?
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What is one primary goal of nursing research?
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Which of the following describes a source of evidence used in nursing?
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Which statement best captures the importance of research in nursing?
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How has professional nursing practice evolved over time?
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What process is essential for improving nursing practice according to research?
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Which of the following represents a barrier to implementing research in nursing practice?
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What are the health-related experiences that nursing research aims to investigate?
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Which of the following is essential in the nursing research process?
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What is an essential outcome of nursing research in promoting the profession's credibility?
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What should nursing staff do to encourage research-informed practice?
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What is a key reason why research is important to nursing?
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Which of the following describes the goals of nursing research?
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Which of the following is NOT a source of evidence for nursing practice?
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What best describes the research process in nursing?
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Which statement accurately reflects historical trends in nursing research?
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What is a characteristic of descriptive research in nursing?
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In the context of nursing research, why is systematic inquiry important?
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Which of the following best describes clinical nursing research?
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Study Notes
Evidence-Informed Practice
- Clinician, patient, and evidence all play a role in evidence-informed practice.
- Clinician's clinical experience and non-research evidence contribute to decision making.
- Patient values, concerns, and preferences are crucial considerations.
- Evidence from clinical research informs the decision-making process.
Why is Evidence Important?
- Improves patient health outcomes.
- Improves population health outcomes.
- Controls healthcare expenses (cost containment).
- Focuses on quality improvement in healthcare.
- Promotes accountability in healthcare delivery.
- Improves responsiveness to care.
What Do Nurses Need to Know?
- Critique research studies to assess their relevance and credibility.
- Formulate researchable questions.
- Conduct nursing research.
- Conduct efficient literature searches.
- Determine the quality and validity of research studies.
- Extract the clinical message from a study.
- Evaluate plans of care.
Roles of Nurses in Research
- Research participation exists on a continuum, ranging from producer of research to consumer of research findings.
- This includes roles like principal investigator, research coordinator, research team member, identifier of researchable problems, data collector, evaluator of research findings, user/consumer of research findings, patient/client advocate during studies, and subject/participant in research studies.
History of Nursing Research
- Florence Nightingale pioneered nursing research with her work "Notes on Nursing" in 1859.
- The first journal dedicated to nursing research, "Nursing Research," emerged in the 1950s.
- Clinical research gained significant importance in the 1970s and 1980s.
- National Health Research Development Program (NHRDP) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) were established,
- The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have contributed to advancements in nursing research.
- Journal Qualitative Health Research was launched in 1994 by Janice Morse.
- A Nursing Research fund, funded by a $25 million federal endowment, was established in 1999.
Nursing Research Definition
- "The systematic, objective process of analyzing phenomena of importance to nursing" (Nieswiadomy, 2017, p. 54)
- It requires an understanding of what knowledge is relevant to nursing and what knowledge is needed to improve nursing practice (Burns & Grove, 2007).
- "Nursing research is a formal, systematic and rigorous process of inquiry used to generate and test theories about the health-related experiences of human beings within their environments and about the actions and processes that nurses use in practice" (Fawcett & Garity, 2009, p. 5).
- "The systematic rigorous, logical investigation that aims to answer questions about nursing phenomena" (LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, Cameron, & Singh, 2017, p. 6).Phenomena – "occurrences, circumstances, and facts that are perceptible by the senses" (LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, Cameron, & Singh, 2017, p. 6).
Examples of Nursing Research Questions
- What is the quality of life of school-aged heart transplant recipients?
- What are the key factors that school-aged heart transplant recipients believe impact their quality of life?
- What are the effects of music listening on acute confusion in elderly patients after hip or knee surgery?
- What is the potential benefit of providing follow-up information regarding mental health resources to patients who have undergone cardiac catheterization and have reported significant levels of depressive symptoms?
- What is the lived experience of adolescent girls who have enrolled in a tobacco cessation program?
- How has professional nursing practice evolved over time?
Goals of Nursing Research
- Promote evidence-informed nursing practice.
- Ensure credibility of the nursing profession.
- Provide accountability for nursing practice.
- Document the cost-effectiveness of nursing care.
Research Questions
- Can you identify changes in nursing practice that were based on research?
- Have you identified a need to change practice in an area where you have worked?
- Would research be a part of the process to bring about change?
- What barriers might you face, and how might you overcome them?
- How can we convince nurses of the value of research-informed practice?
Nursing Research
- "The systematic rigorous, logical investigation that aims to answer questions about nursing phenomena" (LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, Cameron, & Singh, 2017, p. 6).
What is Clinical Nursing Research?
- Clinical Nursing research focuses on specific patient interventions, patient outcomes, and ways to improve patient care in various clinical settings.
What is Outcomes Research?
- Outcomes research assesses the effectiveness of healthcare interventions and programs. It focuses on understanding the impact of care on patient health outcomes.
What, Where, When, Why & How
- Descriptive Research: Describes phenomena or events.
- Explanatory Research: Explains relationships between phenomena or events.
- Predictive Research: Predicts future outcomes based on relevant variables.
Learning Outcomes
-Describe why research is important to nursing.
- Discuss goals for nursing research.
- Discuss sources of evidence for nursing practice.
- Discuss the research process.
- Describe historical trends and the future of nursing practice.
Formal Curiosity
- Research is formalized curiosity—it's about probing and investigating with intention (Zora Neale Hurston, writer).
What Is Research?
- The systematic, disciplined inquiry that uses methods to answer questions and solve problems.
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