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1900S to

1950s
NURSING
RESEARCH
INTRODUCTION

• WHAT IS NURSING RESEARCH?

 Research means “to search again” or to examine carefully


 A scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and
generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influence
nursing practice
A systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer
questions or solve problems
1900

• DEVELOPMENTS Published by:


Maureen Shawn
Kennedy

Little focus on research-based practice


 American Journal of Nursing(AJN)
published
1900–1949
• DEVELOPMENTS

Research focus:
nursing education
and administration
• Questions: What is nursing?
What do nurses do? How is
nursing unique?
• Debates: nursing vs. medicine as separate disciplines
• Growing emphasis on need to identify a body of nursing knowledge
1950s

• DEVELOPMENTS

American Nurses Foundation


Federal support for funding
Number of nurse researchers miniscule
Early funding for nursing doctorate education — “hyphenated nurse”
THANK YOU!!!
Borcena, Michaela
Lagmay, Eezamel
Lim, Briandalyn
Marzan, Dawn Erika
Mercado, Roberto
Ocbina, John Michael
Sawit,Nicole Andrei
Zamora, Christine Joyce

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