2. • Research is a systematic inquiry that uses disciplined
method to answer questions or solve problems.
• The word research means “to search again” or to
“examine carefully”.
• Research is diligent, systemic inquiry or study that
validates & refine existing knowledge & develop new
knowledge.
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3. According to Notter, “Research is the process that
systematically searched for new facts & relationships”.
According to French Ruth, “Research essentially is a
problem solving process, a systematic, intensive study
directed towards full, scientific knowledge of the
object studied”
Research is the process of systematic obtaining
accurate answer to significant & pertinent questions
by the use of the scientific method of gathering &
interpreting information
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4. DEFINTION OF NURSING RESEARCH
Nursing research is a way to identify new
knowledge, improve professional education &
practices & use of resources effectively
(International Council of Nurses, 1986)
Nursing research develops knowledge about health &
promotion of health over the full lifespan, care of
person with health problems & disabilities to respond
effectively to actual or potential health problems.
(Commission of Nursing Research, American
Nurses Association, 1981).
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5. NEED AND PURPOSES OF NURSING
RESEARCH
Nursing research enables nurses in the following ways:
Develop, refine, & extend & scientific base of
knowledge, which is required for quality nursing
care, education & administration.
Enhance the body of professional knowledge in
nursing.
Provide foundation for evidence-based nursing
practices.
Help in expansion of knowledge, which is essential
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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 & eliminate old knowledge so that it helps in
elimination of nursing actions that have no effect
on the achievement of desired client outcomes.
Identify nursing care practices that make a
difference in health care status of individuals & are
cost-effective.
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Enhance accuracy of different nursing
educational & administrative techniques.
Develop & refine nursing theories &
principles.
Solve the problem or answer questions related
to nursing practices, nursing education, &
nursing administration.
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9. 1. Research in nursing education
• Health promotion, maintenance, & disease
prevention.
• Patient safety & quality of health care.
• Promotion & risk reduction intervention of health
of vulnerable, minority groups & marginalized
community.
• Patient-centered care & care condition
• Promotion of health & well-being of older people.
• Palliative & end-of-life care.
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• Development of evidence-based practices &
translational research.
• Care implication of genetic testing & therapeutics.
• Nurses’ working environment.
• Home care & community health nursing care practices.
• Treatment compliance & adherence to treatment.
• Description of holistic nursing situation:
social, cultural, religious, traditional, & family
practices, which have health implications & fall under
the nursing care.
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11. 2. Research in nursing practices
• Testing the effectivity & efficiency of the old teaching
methods/techniques, & generating newer effective
teaching tools & techniques.
• Curriculum taught & learning experiences of nursing
students at undergraduate & postgraduate level.
• Enhancing the psychometric domain of learning among
nursing students in clinical practices.
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• Extent of strict discipline required for the nursing
students to improve their learning & education
• Promoting clinical & classroom learning among nursing
students.
• Refining & generating evaluation methods to judge the
efficiency of the teaching – learning process.
• Identify & managing problems of absenteeism & lack
of motivation among nursing students.
• Resolving any issue or phenomenon related to the
teaching – learning process of the nursing students.
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13. 3. Research in nursing administration
• Assessing existing organizational structure, span of
control, communication, staffing
pattern, wages, benefits, performance evaluation
practices, etc. & their effectiveness. In
addition, developing new knowledge or refining the
old knowledge regarding nursing administrative
phenomena.
• Developing & testing different administrative models
to enhance swift administrative , employees, &
customer satisfaction.
• Retention & effective use of nursing personnel in
providing the quality of nursing care.
• Furthermore, research can be conducted on any
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