Nursing ResearchAsking Questions, Seeking Answers

Session # 6

Class Objectives

• Discuss the nature of inquiry-asking questions.

• Discuss approaches to knowledge development via nursing research.

• Discuss the importance of using evidence-based decision-making to inform context-relevant and individualized nursing care.

• Identify examples of nursing research.

Based on the research article that you found, let’s talk about…

• What makes it a research article?

• How does it help (or not help) inform nursing practice?

What is the nature of nursing research?

…a systematic process of inquiry contributing to nursing knowledge, practice – and ultimately to the health of patient/families/communities!

Why is nursing research conducted?

What are the Goals of Nursing Research

Evidence-based practice

applying knowledge from the best available evidence in the provision of health care• sources of evidence?

e.g. research evidence, scientific knowledge, expert opinion – se.. P. 75 of your Potter and Perry

What do you think are the strengths and challenges of evidence-based care?

Sources of Knowledge

Can evidence be derived from…?

• 1) Empirics: The Science of Nursing• 2) Aesthetics: The Art of Nursing• 3) Personal Knowledge• 4) Ethics: The Moral Component• 5) Emancipatory Knowing: The Social,

Economic, and Political component see p. 79-80 of your Potter and Perry

Components of research-based practice…

asking the questions conduction of studies

rights of participants

Dissemination and sharing of findings

utilization in practice See p. 89-92 of your

Potter and Perry

The challenge…

Utilization!!

• critiquing/synthesizing• dealing with change

Promotion of evidence and research-based practice

Funding Working environment Nursing education Regulatory associations Nurses Nursing students

Nursing at ‘X’: Research Conduction,

Dissemination and Utilization Our mission involves:

• “..preparing professional nurses to engage in evidence-based practice…;…integrating innovative research programs…; and proactively influence public policy…” -thereby positively contributing to the health and well-being of individuals, groups and communities and the global community” (School of Nursing, 2009)

General approaches to research…

Quantitative considerable researcher control/statistical

analysis

Qualitative minimal researcher-imposed control

See p. 82-85 in your Potter and Perry

Reading research articles

Abstract Introduction Review of the literature and

theoretical framework Methodology (design and methods) Results Discussion References

Your article: Think-share

What are the main components of your study report?

What research methods were used?

What were the significant findings from the report?

How can the findings be utilized in nursing practice?

Summary

• nature of inquiry--asking questions

• the importance of evidence-based decision-making in nursing

• approaches to knowledge development via nursing research

• examples of nursing research