Description
WEEK 2 DISCUSSION: STARTING THE RESEARCH PROCESS
You are a pediatric nurse working with a facility to increase awareness and understanding concerning childhood immunizations. You notice there is a lack of understanding from parents about the benefit of these immunizations, and you begin to consider how you might research ways to improve immunization rates. You develop a research problem statement and begin to examine the research purpose for possible solutions.
As outlined in the scenario, a research problem statement identifies an area of need in which there is a gap in knowledge or practice, and interest by a nurse researcher. Either from a hypothetical or real-world experience, nursing research problem statements help to focus the research purpose and guide the study of the problem.
For this Discussion, you will develop your own research problem statement on a topic of interest to you. Reflect on your personal and academic experiences to consider which research problem you might address.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
TO PREPARE:
Review the Learning Resources regarding research problem statements and consider how you might formulate a research problem statement.
Reflect on your personal, professional, and academic experiences to identify a topic of interest to focus on for developing a research problem statement
Consider what study variables and hypothesis would support your research problem statement.
Consider any ethical considerations that you should keep in mind in relation to your research problem statement.
Consider how the selected research problem might contribute to positive nurse practice changes.
BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 2
Post a proposed research problem statement, including your study variables and hypothesis to make your problem statement clear. Explain any ethical considerations you should keep in mind in relation to your research problem statement. Then, explain how addressing this research problem may bring about positive nursing practice change. Be specific and provide examples.
