ppt on nursing research

1. Prepared by: Anjali Parajuli

2.  RE – SEARCH
The word was derived from the old French
word cerchier, meaning to “seek or search”.
The prefix re means “again” and signifies
replication of the search. One seeks new
knowledge or to directly utilize knowledge
specific to life situations.

3.  Webster (1971), “research is a studious
inquiry or examination, investigation, or
experimentation aimed at the discovery and
interpretation of facts, revision of accepted
theories or laws in the light of new facts or
practical applications of such new or revised
theories or laws.”

4.  Research is a cyclical process that begins
with a curious inquiry within the human
brain.

5. What is Research?
It is a systemic inquiry that uses disciplined
methods to answer questions or solve
problems.
It is a scientific study or investigation that is
pursued to discover facts, revise theories or
laws based on new facts and its practical
application.

6. What is Research?
It is a formal, scientific and intensive process
of analyzing problems through scientific
means for purposes of discovery and
development of an organized body of
knowledge.
In its broadest sense, is an attempt to find
solutions to problems.

7.  What is Research?
A collection of data in a rigorously
controlled situation for purposes of
explanation and prediction.
A problem-solving process that utilizes the
scientific method of discovery and develop
ideas and theories that give meaningful
answers to complex questions about human
beings and their environment.

8. What is Research?
It is a way of dealing with ideas for purposes
of clarifying, verifying and confirming data. •
“To search again” or “to examine carefully”.

9.  Why is RESEARCH important?
It provides a theoretical or scientific basis for
nursing care.
It is a diligent, systematic inquiry or study
that validates and refines existing knowledge
and develops new knowledge.

10. What is NURSING Research?
It is a systematic inquiry designed to develop
trustworthy evidence about issues of
importance to the nursing profession,
including nursing practice, education,
administration, and informatics.
CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH – designed to
guide nursing practice to improve the health
and quality of the life of clients

11. IMPORTANCE OF NURSING RESEARCH
Is essential for the development of empirical
knowledge that enables nurses to provide
evidence-based nursing care
Broadly, the nursing profession is
accountable to society for providing high
quality, cost-effective care for patients and
families.

12. PURPOSES of Research
• To have a research-based practice
• To document contributions to nursing and
the overall health care
• To generate knowledge
• To improve the image of nursing

13. Purposes of NURSING Research
• Is to answer questions or solve problems of
relevance to the nursing profession – Basic
Research .
• To extend the base of knowledge in a
discipline.
• Ex. A researcher may perform an in depth
study to better understand normal grieving
processes, w/o having explicit nursing
implications in mind.

14.  Purposes of NURSING Research
• Is to answer questions or solve problems of
relevance to the nursing profession – Applied
Research
• Focuses on finding solutions to existing
problems
• Ex. A study to determine the effectiveness of
a nursing intervention to ease grieving

15.  Purposes of NURSING Research
Using this framework, specific purposes of
nursing research include identification,
description, exploration, explanation,
prediction, & control.