Nursing research enhances professional practice by enabling nurses to consume and produce research that informs nursing care and decision-making. It focuses on clinical problems and aims to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes through evidence-based practice (EBP). The systematic inquiry in nursing research seeks to develop trustworthy evidence and refine existing knowledge, ultimately defining the boundaries and identity of the nursing profession.
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Nursing research enhances professional practice by enabling nurses to consume and produce research that informs nursing care and decision-making. It focuses on clinical problems and aims to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes through evidence-based practice (EBP). The systematic inquiry in nursing research seeks to develop trustworthy evidence and refine existing knowledge, ultimately defining the boundaries and identity of the nursing profession.
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NCM – 111 NURSING RESEARCH 1 (LECTURE) • Explain phenomenon that must be considered in
planning nursing care (example: Nurses working
Knowledge of nursing research enhances the concept, Team work, nursing care) professional practice of all nurses including both consumers of research and producers of research. • Predict the probable outcome of certain nursing decisions made in relation to client care (example: Nursing research began with Florence Nightingale Oral Care – Lemon, Salt, Chlorhexedine) but developed slowly until its rapid acceleration in the 1950s. • Control occurrence of undesired client outcomes (example: Muscle dystrophy prevented/controlled by Since the 1980s, the focus has been on clinical active, passive exercise. nursing research—that is, on problems relating to clinical practice. • Initiate, with a fair degree confidence, activities that will achieve desired client behavior (example: Good WHAT IS NURSING RESEARCH? or better interpersonal relationship makes good or Research better behavior)
• Diligent (careful) systematic inquiry that uses
disciplined methods to answer questions and solve WHY DO NURSES NEED RESEARCH? problems and that validates and refines existing knowledge and develops new knowledge • For the continuous growth of nursing profession. Nursing Research • Helps nursing to achieve its own professional identity. • Systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to nurses and • Helps to identify the boundaries of nursing. their clients. • To define the parameters of nursing. Clinical nursing research • For cost containment practices. • research designed to guide nursing practice.
NURSING RESEARCH PRIORITIES
Nurses in various settings are adopting an evidence-based practice (EBP) that incorporates To Improve: research findings into their decisions and interactions • Nursing as a profession with clients. • Nursing practice • Patient outcomes NURSING RESEARCH A systematic search for understanding, an attempt to gain solutions, discover and develop an organized IMPORTANCE OF EVIDENCE-BASED body of knowledge. PRACTICE (EBP) Concerned with the systematic study and assessment • Use of the best evidence in making patient care of nursing problems or phenomena, finding ways to decisions. Such evidence typically comes from improve nursing practice and patient care through research conducted by nurses and other health care creative studies, initiating change and taking action to professionals. make new knowledge useful to nursing • Nurse leaders recognize the need to base specific nursing decisions on evidence indicating that the decisions are clinically appropriate and cost effective WHAT DOES RESEARCH DO? and result in positive client outcomes • Describe the characteristics of a particular nursing FOUNDATION OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE situation about which little is known (example: Nurses work stress) •Customs and Traditions
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