NR 439 Week 1 Discussion – Role of Research and the Importance of the Searchable Clinical Question

NR 439 Week 1 Discussion – Role of Research and the Importance of the Searchable Clinical Question

In the beginning, nursing was not thought too highly of as far as professions went. Its training was pretty much non-existent. Women were just thrown into the positions without a lot of guidance; however, as time went on, things progressed into women at least getting a sort of on-the-job training/apprenticeship. As the training of nurses increased, so did the patient care.

Florence Nightingale was one of the first nurses to begin training other nurses and provided guidance based on her own research in the field (Aravind & Chung, 2010). She was able to utilize her interest in environmental factors to research ways to promote the care of and ultimately the positive outcome for more patients (Aravind & Chung, 2010). While her research began the progression in research, nursing is an ever-growing field, and through research, it has grown exponentially without an end in sight. The more involved in nursing research programs, government, and independent researchers became, the more advancements they made. This was a huge stepping stone in getting funding to perform more research on various topics.

Research takes both quantitative and/or qualitative data to develop new knowledge or support existing knowledge. However, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) looks at and applies the knowledge obtained through research toward making patient care decisions based on the best clinical evidence. According to Houser, EBP is a multifaceted approach; it takes science, clinical evidence, and the patient as an individual combined to provide the best care possible for our patients (2018).

NR 439 Week 1 Discussion – Role of Research and the Importance of the Searchable Clinical Question

After the launch of the atomic bomb in 1945, the effects of human radiation became the topic of research. However, it was found that many of those included in the study had not actually given consent. Doctors were injecting plutonium into patients, exposing military troops, and even releasing radioactive material into the air as a part of the studies (Hilt, 1994). It was also noted that between 1945 and 1974, there were 435 different studies regarding human radiation (Weiss, 1995). There was a general consensus that the vast majority of individuals used in these studies had not given consent to participate in the studies. Guaranteeing consent is given and signed with all information included in the consent regarding the study would be the most proactive way to ensure study participant safety.

Resources

Aravind, M. and Chung, K. (2010). Evidence-based medicine and hospital reform: Tracing origins back to Florence Nightingale. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386633/pdf/nihms676134.pdf

Hilts, P. (1994). ‘Thousands’ of Human Experiments. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/22/us/thousands-of-human-experiments.html

Houser, J. (2018). Nursing Research: Reading, Using and Creating Evidence. [VitalSource Bookshelf]. Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781284138887/

Weiss, E. (1995). Human Radiation Experiments Associated with the U.S. Department of Energy and Its Predecessors. Retrieved from https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets/purl/16141769/16141769.pdf

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NR 439 Week 1 Discussion – Role of Research and the Importance of the Searchable Clinical Question

Explain how research has evolved since the Florence Nightingale

Discuss how research and EBP are different; include how you believe research supports EBP for

Describe one past/historical unethical breach of research conduct; then, share how you would ensure the care of a study participant using one ethical or legal research consideration (guideline/principle).