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A PhD: A Career in Nursing Research
A PhD in nursing allows one to advance the field of nursing science through original research. A typical PhD nursing program takes 4-6 years and includes coursework, a research practicum, and a dissertation involving collecting or analyzing original data to answer a new research question. Obtaining a PhD allows nurses to develop the scientific foundation of the discipline, educate future nurses, and improve patient care through applying research findings to clinical practice.
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- 1. A PhD: ACareer in Nursing Research Dr. Kelly Brittain Assistant Professor
- 2. Objectives • Overview ofa PhD in Nursing (what and why) • General PhD program information • Dissertation
- 3. What is aPhD • Graduate academic degree • Highest degree awarded in graduate study • Required to be a University professor or researcher • Requires a strong scientific emphasis within the discipline
- 4. PhD in Nursing •Creating new knowledge and evidence • Dissemination of the research findings/evidence to practice • Translation research to practice to test the clinical feasibility and effectiveness of the research findings
- 5. What does aPhD, RN do? • Develops the science for the discipline • Stewards the profession • Educates the next generation of nurses • Defines its uniqueness • Maintains professional integrity
- 6. Advancing Nursing Science •Increased basic and applied health care science – New organisms, new targeted drugs, robots • Growth of diversity – Racial, cultural, ethnic • Demands of chronic illness • Affordable Care Act – healthcare delivery • Globalization of health care
- 7. What is aPhD program like? • Length of program: 4-6 years • Course work • Research practicum • Dissertation • Depth of knowledge in defined area to begin a focus for program of research • Optional teaching certificate
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- 9. Dissertation • Original researchthat contributes to nursing science • May be secondary data analysis of primary data that you collect – original question • Proposal defense • Final dissertation defense - public
- 10. What I willtalk about: • My nursing background (Foundation) • My journey to becoming a nurse researcher (Same path, different role) • What is my contribution to helping patients • Words of advice
- 11. • Like tohelp • Like to ask questions • Like to find answers • Like to be creative Where it all began
- 12. Education & Experience •B.S.N.: Wayne State University • Children’s Hospital of Michigan, etc… • M.S.N.: Wayne State University (Community/Urban Health) • St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital • Voices of Detroit Initiative • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- 13. Deciding to becomean “official” nurse researcher • Always a nurse researcher (learning, asking questions, looking for answers, wanting to improve patient health, not wanting them to have to be hospitalized, reducing complications, having hope, etc.) • Need the degree to change nursing education, patient outcomes, health care policy, and global health
- 14. The University ofMichigan Journey
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- 16. • Like tohelp • Like to ask questions • Like to find answers • Like to be creative Where it all keeps going
- 17. My Contribution • Nurseresearcher: Health Promotion/Risk Reduction and the use of mobile apps and mobile devices • Professor: Teaching nursing students at all levels • Service: To the community, university, nationally, intern ationally
- 18. In nursing, learningnever stops • Always new equipment/technology • Always new procedure • Always new medication • Always new patients/families • Always new students • Always new questions • Always new answers • Always new way of doing something Once a novice, always a novice
- 19. A nurse researcheris a seeker, learner, doer, and innovator “The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.“~ Chinese Proverb
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