i need an answer for each discussion. discussion 1 Even though I am currently conducting a research for a cardiologist, I was not too familiar of the steps involved prior to conducting a research study. This class has advanced my knowledge of the overall research process. It takes time, knowledge, experience, evidence-based practice and thoroughness when developing a proposed research. My proposed research study was based on personal experience in the hospital. There were multiple heart failure admissions but many of them were not educated in the disease process or the importance of managing their disease. Due to this experience, it encouraged me to develop my proposed research study on the health literacy in older adults who have heart failure. The best research evidence is the empirical knowledge generated from the synthesis of quality studies to address a practice problem (Grove, Burns & Gray, 2013). I was able to research articles, studies and websites to implement evidence-based material into my proposed research study. When conducting a research, it is important maintain honesty, integrity and patient rights with all aspects of the research, including informed consent, data management, data analysis, and protection of human subjects. Misconduct is major ethical issue in research. Misconduct has occurred during the conduct, reporting, and publication of studies, and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI, 2012) was developed to manage this problem (Grove, Burns & Gray, 2013). Patient human rights need to be protected throughout the research. The human rights that require protection in research are (1) self-determination; (2) privacy; (3) anonymity and confidentiality; (4) fair treatment; and (5) protection from discomfort and harm (Grove, Burns & Gray, 2013). There are different funding organizations, nationally and internationally, that provide initiatives for outcome research. The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are well known funding organizations for research. A major initiative of the NINR is the development of a national nursing research agenda that involves identifying nursing research priorities, outlining a plan for implementing priority studies, and obtaining resources to support these priority projects (Grove, Burns & Gray, 2013). Reference Grove, S., Burns, N. and Gray, J. (2013). The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence, 7th Edition . [South University]. Retrieved from https://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/#/books/978-1-4557-0736-2/ discussion 2 Throughout this course I have been able to add to my previous knowledge of nursing research.  This course has given me the opportunity to meticulously go through the process and steps of developing a research proposal.  By completing numerous qualitative and quantitative annotated bibliographies, I have learned how to critically analyze practice and research in or.

1. i need an answer for each discussion.
discussion 1
Even though I am currently conducting a research for a
cardiologist, I was not too familiar of the steps involved prior to
conducting a research study. This class has advanced my
knowledge of the overall research process. It takes time,
knowledge, experience, evidence-based practice and
thoroughness when developing a proposed research.
My proposed research study was based on personal experience
in the hospital. There were multiple heart failure admissions but
many of them were not educated in the disease process or the
importance of managing their disease. Due to this experience, it
encouraged me to develop my proposed research study on the
health literacy in older adults who have heart failure. The best
research evidence is the empirical knowledge generated from
the synthesis of quality studies to address a practice problem
(Grove, Burns & Gray, 2013). I was able to research articles,
studies and websites to implement evidence-based material into
my proposed research study.
When conducting a research, it is important maintain honesty,
integrity and patient rights with all aspects of the research,
including informed consent, data management, data analysis,
and protection of human subjects. Misconduct is major ethical
issue in research. Misconduct has occurred during the conduct,
reporting, and publication of studies, and the Office of Research
Integrity (ORI, 2012) was developed to manage this problem
(Grove, Burns & Gray, 2013). Patient human rights need to be
protected throughout the research. The human rights that require
protection in research are (1) self-determination; (2) privacy;
(3) anonymity and confidentiality; (4) fair treatment; and (5)
protection from discomfort and harm (Grove, Burns & Gray,
2013).
There are different funding organizations, nationally and
internationally, that provide initiatives for outcome research.

2. The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and Agency
of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are well known
funding organizations for research. A major initiative of the
NINR is the development of a national nursing research agenda
that involves identifying nursing research priorities, outlining a
plan for implementing priority studies, and obtaining resources
to support these priority projects (Grove, Burns & Gray, 2013).
Reference
Grove, S., Burns, N. and Gray, J. (2013).
The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis, and
Generation of Evidence, 7th Edition
. [South University]. Retrieved from
https://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/#/books/978-1-
4557-0736-2/
discussion 2
Throughout this course I have been able to add to my previous
knowledge of nursing research. This course has given me the
opportunity to meticulously go through the process and steps of
developing a research proposal. By completing numerous
qualitative and quantitative annotated bibliographies, I have
learned how to critically analyze practice and research in order
to develop my research proposal.
Reviewing the research for my topic as well as the assignment
on reviewing research questions helped me to improve my
ability to evaluate research for improved outcomes. These same
assignments also aided me in learning how to understand the
research process to include information on research methods,
research designs, and sample population. Through trial and
error, I was able to improve on my research proposal until I
developed a final proposal to address a focus in nursing
practice.
During week two I completed a course on protecting human
research participants from the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). I learned a great deal of information regarding ethical
and legal issues related to scientific research on human

3. subjects. Completing the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
application and the Informed Consent letter helped me focus on
the details of these forms and the legalities of providing
detailed information to research participants for their
protection. Throughout the course I have gained more
knowledge of data management and analysis. Working with
Minitab provided me the opportunity to essentially put the
information in to a program to get actual numbers and results
for analyzing the data.
Through my weekly assigned readings I also learned of
initiatives for nursing research. The National Institute of
Nursing Research (NINR) is a major funding agency for nursing
research (Grove, Burns, Gray, 2013). The advancement of a
national nursing agenda is one of the main initiatives of the
NINR to help recognize nursing research priorities, to assist
with outlining a plan for implementing priority studies, and to
obtain resources to support their projects (Grove, Burns, Gray,
2013).
References
Grove, S., Burns, N., Gray, J. (2013).
The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis, and
Generation of Evidence, 7
th
Edition
. [South University]. Retrieved from
https://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/#/books/978-1-
4557-0736-2/