THE RESEARCH PROCESS

LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH

RESEARCH
 Derived from the old French word cerchier meaning “to
seek or search” while re- means “again”
 Research is a systematic inquiry that uses disciplined
methods to answer questions or solve problems.
 According to Polit and Beck (2008)
 Replication of a study: is repeating a study's procedure
and observing if the prior findings repeat in similar
conditions.
 With the definitions, research is designed to find answers
to problems for the purpose of discovering new facts
which will contribute to the present day knowledge.
NURSING RESEARCH
 A systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy
evidence about issues of importance to the nursing
profession including nursing practice, education,
administration, and informatics.
 Benefits:
1. Evidence-based practice
o Widely recognized in improving
healthcare quality and patient outcomes.
2. Develops knowledge about health and the
promotion of health over the full lifespan.
3. It enhances the ability of individuals to respond
effectively to actual or potential health problems.
EVIDENCE –BASED PRACTICE (EBP)
 The use of the best clinical evidence in making patient
care decisions and such evidence typically comes from
research conducted by nurse and other health care
professionals.
 It is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current
best evidence in making decisions about the care of the
individual patient
 The engagement of frontline nurses in evidence-based
practice is becoming an expectation and no longer the
exception.
 Examples:
 Infection Control
o Nurses play an important role in helping
to prevent illness before it happens by
adhering to evidence-based infection
control policies
o Policies are based on the research
findings so therefore it is evidence-
based
PURPOSES OF NURSING RESEARCH
 According to Vreeland, Nursing Research has the
following purposes:
1. Assess nursing problem of phenomena
2. Find ways to improve nursing practice and
patient care
3. Initiate and evaluate change
4. Take action to make new knowledge useful in
nursing
LESSON 2: GOALS OF NURSING RESEARCH
GOALS OF NURSING RESEARCH
 Produce an understanding of human responses to health
and illness
 Improve care and promote health
 Acknowledge nursing as a science
 Enhance autonomy over nursing services
 Autonomy – Make decisions to act in accordance
with one’s professional knowledge
 Empower nurses to change practice
LESSON 3: CONTRIBUTION OF NURSING THROUGH
RESEARCH
 Florence Nightingale is credited with being the first nurse
researcher as well as the first modern Nurse.
 Illustrated her environmental approach in the
care of sick w/c was appropriate for the difficult
time
 Simmons & Henderson divided the history of nursing
research in the 1800s, 1900s to 1930 for the purpose of
improving the quality of nursing care and nursing
education
 In 2002, JCAHO (Joint Commission Accreditation of
Health Care Organizations) accredits more than 22,000
US health care organizations and programs.
 The international branch accredits medical
services from around the world. (Philippines - JCI
Joint Commission International)
 Revised the accreditation policies for hospitals to
support the implementation of evidence-based
health care.
 The said organization is a nonprofit organization
based in the United States that accredits over
20,000 healthcare organizations and programs in
the country to improve performance
o Like Patient Safety Standards
RESEARCH IN THE PHILIPPINES
 In the Philippines today, nursing educators have agreed
that skill in research should be one of the core
competencies of graduates of the BS Nursing.
 Research has been integrated into third year and fourth
year level.
 The rapid expansion of knowledge and technology has led
to increasing number of nurses prepared to conduct
research

IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN NURSING

 Provide strong evidence for informing nurse’s decisions
and actions
 Provide high quality nursing care
 Elevate the standards and reputation of nursing profession
 Increase body of knowledge
 Improve personal and professional development

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