NURSING RESEARCH

What is Nursing Research?

From an etymological context:

re-search means “to search
again”
What is Nursing Research?

General definition:
Research is a methodic exa
mination that uses regiment
ed techniques to resolve qu
estions or decipher dilemm
as.
What is Nursing Research?
Schmidt and Brown (2009)
have underscored the impor
tance of the systematic app
roach and replicability
Key features: system and or
der
What is Nursing Research?
Schmidt and Brown (2009)
Areas/Research subjects:
Patient outcomes
Attitudes of nurses
Effectiveness of administrative policy
Teaching strategies in nursing education
Goal: “contributes to the developmen
t and refinement of theory”
What is Nursing Research?
Polit and Beck(2008)
Research is a systematic inquiry that
uses disciplined methods to answer q
uestions or solve problems.
Ultimate goal: to develop, refine and e
xpand a body of knowledge
What is Nursing Research?
Polit and Beck(2008)
Emphasizes system and order in th
e pursuit of answers to questions t
hat encompasses the subject of nu
rsing that includes nursing practic
e, education, and informatics.
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Nieswiadomy(2008)
“systematic, objective process of a
nalyzing phenomena of importance
to nursing”
“all studies concerning nursing pr
actice, nursing education, and nur
sing administration”
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Burns and Groove (2007)
“a scientific process that validates
and refines existing knowledge an
d generates new knowledge that di
rectly and indirectly influences clin
ical nursing practice”
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Waltz and Bausell (2001)
“a formal, rigorous and intensive p
rocess used for solutions to nursin
g problems or to discover and inter
pret new facts and trends in clinica
l practice, nursing education or nur
sing administration.”
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Waltz and Bausell (2001)
“it is concerned with nurses thems
elves, their attitudes and behaviors
in dealing with patients and their e
nvironment, their personal and pro
fessional relationship with the me
mbers of the health team and the i
ntrinsic and extrinsic factors affect
ing nursing practice.”
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Houser (2008)
Described nursing research in muc
h the way as “rigorous guidelines t
o produce unbiased, trustworthy a
nswers to questions about nursing
practice.”
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Treece and Treece (2008)
“a systematic collection and analy
sis of data to illuminate and descri
be or explain new facts and relatio
nships”
Goals: to find solutions to proble
ms
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Treece and Treece (2008)
Collection of data in a controlled si
tuation for purposes of “prediction
or explanation”
Emphasize the transportability of k
nowledge earned in an optimum se
t-up to situations which were fores
een and anticipated.
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National Center for Nursing Research (
NCNR)
Nursing Research is “the testing of
knowledge that can be used to gui
de nursing practice.”
This assumes an existent knowled
ge but which needs to be verified f
or its accuracy.
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Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)
“Research is an honest, scientific inves
tigation undertaken for the purpose of d
iscovering new facts which will contribu
te to the present body of knowledge an
d can lead to an effective solution of exi
sting problems. It involves careful or cri
tical thinking to revise or revalidate acc
epted conclusions and previously held
concepts or to establish generalizations
or principles.”
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