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Introduction to Nursing

Research
By
Walaa Eid
Assistant prof. of nursing
Adminstration
Definition of nursing research
Systematic collection and analysis of data to
describe or explain new facts or relationship
for the purpose of prediction and explanation
 Goals of nursing research

 Identification and description of phenomena such as


patient stress and coping, pain management and
health beliefs.
 Prediction and estimate the probability of specific
outcome in a given situation
 Exploration of the nature of phenomena and the
manner of it is manifested and factors related to it.
 Explanation of the underpinning of the phenomena
and explain its relationship to other phenomena.
 Efficiency and effectiveness of nursing care
 Potential for improving quality of nursing care
 Research purposes related to evidence
based practice :

1- Treatment , therapy or intervention


2-Diagnosis and assessment
3-Prognosis
4-Prevention of harm
 Value of nursing research
 Providing high-quality up-to-date care to clients.

 Incorporate of nursing research knowledge into


daily practice protocols.
 Increasing consumer expectations.

 Reaching for more-cost effective nursing


strategies.
 The process for answering the questions that
surface in daily nursing practice
 Types of research
1- General classification
 Basic research (pure research): is concerned
with generating new knowledge.

 Applied research is concerned with using


knowledge to solve immediate problems
2- According to levels of
investigation
 Exploratory research : allow one to study
variables pertinent to specific situation
 Descriptive research: description of
phenomena in real life situation, provide
accurate account of characteristics of
individuals and groups. Uses questionnaires,
surveys, interviews or observations to collect
data
 3- According to time element
Retrospective Prospective

- Examines data already - Examines data being


collected in the past. collected in the present
- Ex: Review of medical - Ex: Study describing social
records to examine previous support and coping
history in of cholesterol mechanisms of women with
levels in s/p MI patients. ovarian cancer.
Cross-Sectional Longitudinal

- Collects data at one - Studies examines


point in time. variables of interest
- What exists today? over a period of time
- Advantages –ability to
collect data on the
same individual over
time.
4-According to research design
 Experimental versus non-experimental
Experimental Non-experimental
- Researcher manipulates or - Describes or looks at
controls variable(s) and relationships(s) or correlation
observes effect in other between variables.
variable(s) - Variables are not manipulated
- Evaluates cause and effect by the researcher
relationship - Ex: Correlation between
- Ex: Does a pre-op intervention breast cancer and smoking.
program increase self efficacy of
self care measures post-op?
3- Correlation Research
- Relationships between and among variables.
Collection of data on at least 2 variables for the
same group of individuals.
- Calculator-the correlation between the
measurers.
- Highest number of research studies in nursing
are classified as description correlation design.
Sources of knowledge for nursing
1- Nursing traditions : journal,
observation, books
2- Intuition
 Intuition is a form of knowing and
behaving not apparently based on
rational reasoning. “Use sense to know
what to do”.
3- Experience and trial & error.
4- logical reasoning
 It is a method of knowing combines
experience, our intellectual faculties and
formed systems of thought.
 Inductive reasoning, is the process of developing
generalization from specific observed:-
 Deductive reasoning, is the process of developing
specific prediction from general principle.
The Role of Nurses in research 
1-Principal investigator
2-Member of a research team
3- Member of a research team
4- Evaluator of research findings
5- User of research findings
6- Patient/client advocate during studies

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