Nursing Research: Systematic Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice, Education, Policy, and Administration

Nature

Nursing research is a systematic process of inquiry generating and disseminating knowledge to inform practice, education, policy, and administration. It underpins evidence-based nursing (EBN).

Methodologies

• Quantitative: RCTs, cohort studies, surveys.
• Qualitative: Grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography.
• Mixed Methods: Integration of both.

Scope

• Patient Care: Intervention effectiveness (pain, wound, education).
• Nursing Education: Teaching methods, simulation, interprofessional learning.
• Nursing Policy: Impact on practice, workforce, patient outcomes.
• Nursing Administration: Staffing, scheduling, budgeting, quality improvement.

Research advances the science and elevates care quality.