Nursing research part1

Contribution to new knowledge
•Nature of the research question
–working at the boundaries of knowledge
–adds to conceptual/theoretical development of discipline
–not descriptive: seeks explanation, tests predictions and extends understanding at forefront of discipline
•“Research is the process of going up
Contribution to new knowledge
•Nature of the research question
–working at the boundaries of knowledge
–adds to conceptual/theoretical development of discipline
–not descriptive: seeks explanation, tests predictions and extends understanding at forefront of discipline
•“Research is the process of going up
•Research projects require a long-term integration of effort (+complexity). Planning helps to:
- clarify and manage complexity
- Reduce to a series of more manageable tasks
- better identify requirements of the project e.g. finance, equipment, time, scheduling and research skills
- derive discipline from setting targets, and motivation from reaching them!
•‘Activity trap’ being busy ? achieving progress
•Research projects require a long-term integration of effort (+complexity). Planning helps to:
- clarify and manage complexity
- Reduce to a series of more manageable tasks
- better identify requirements of the project e.g. finance, equipment, time, scheduling and research skills
- derive discipline from setting targets, and motivation from reaching them!
•‘Activity trap’ being busy ? achieving progress
•Research projects require a long-term integration of effort (+complexity). Planning helps to:
- clarify and manage complexity
- Reduce to a series of more manageable tasks
- better identify requirements of the project e.g. finance, equipment, time, scheduling and research skills
- derive discipline from setting targets, and motivation from reaching them!
•‘Activity trap’ being busy ? achieving progress