1. Nursing Research Asking Questions, Seeking Answers Session # 6

2. 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.

3. 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?

4. 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!

5. Why is nursing research conducted?

6. What are the Goals of Nursing Research

7. 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?

8. 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 of your Potter and Perry

9. Components of research-based practice…
asking the questions
conduction of studies
rights of participants
Dissemination and sharing of findings
utilization in practice
See p of your Potter and Perry

10. The challenge… Utilization!! critiquing/synthesizing
dealing with change

11. Promotion of evidence and research-based practice
Funding
Working environment
Nursing education
Regulatory associations
Nurses
Nursing students

12. 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)

13. General approaches to research…
Quantitative
considerable researcher control/statistical analysis
Qualitative
minimal researcher-imposed control
See p in your Potter and Perry

14. Reading research articles
Abstract
Introduction
Review of the literature and theoretical framework
Methodology (design and methods)
Results
Discussion
References

15. 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?

16. 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