Research is an integral part of nursing, and understanding the research process and being able to identify research problems are critical to your ability to understand and do research.

Tasks:

In a minimum of 200 words, post your response to the following:

Describe the research process and how it informs nursing practice, and explain why it is important to nurses and patients alike. Be sure to discuss the different types of research methodologies and provide recent, real-life examples of each. (Use outside resources as necessary to gather these examples.) When finished, compare your response with that of at least two other students. What aspects and/or benefits of nursing research might you have overlooked? What about your classmates?

Consider sharing your own experiences and interpretation of the research. Support your findings with examples and scholarly references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.