What question helps determine the significance of a research ...

[Yolanda]

What question helps determine the significance of a research study?
 
  a. Does this study build on previous work in the area?
  b. Is the report well written and easy to read, thereby conveying the essence and importance of the research?
  c. Is the topic of the study one that is of interest to the researcher?
  d. Will this study provide significant statistical information?

Question 2

What is true about funding priorities in nursing research?
 
  a. Any nursing research evaluating the best educational path for entry into practice is considered high priority for funding.
  b. Most major nursing organizations develop research priorities for research. It is wise to go to the web site of an agency to view these priorities before asking for research dollars.
  c. The American Nurses Association is the organization that represents nurses and makes their research priorities clear.
  d. The National Institutes of Health determine funding priorities for nursing and other disciplines.

[ebonylittles]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The significance of research is to fill in the gaps in current knowledge, building on previous research to provide a foundation for determining new information.
The skill with which the report was written does not correlate with the significance of the study.
The topic of interest in the research study needs to be one that will provide a significant difference to nursing practice, education, or further science for continued research. Although it is important that the researcher is interested in the topic being investigated, it is not imperative to the significance of the research to nursing.
What makes a study significant is not the actual statistical results but the relevance of the topic being researched to nursing practice, education and research, in the expansion of nursing science.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Many professional organizations have identified research priorities that are listed on their web site. If these same organizations are offering research dollars, it is important to match the request with the group most likely to fund it.
The research of the past may have looked inward and studied nurses and nursing, but research today is focused on quality patient care practices. It may look at how nurses may impact that, but the focus is on better patient outcomes and ways to achieve them. Many professional organizations have identified research priorities that are listed on their web site. If these same organizations are offering research dollars, it is important to match the request with the group most likely to fund it.
There are many organizations that develop research and funding priorities. Many professional organizations have identified research priorities that are listed on their web site. If these same organizations are offering research dollars, it is important to match the request with the group most likely to fund it.
Many different organizations develop research priorities. A nurse should learn what they are for a group if applying for funding and match the request to the organization's priorities. Many professional organizations have identified research priorities that are listed on their web site. If these same organizations are offering research dollars, it is important to match the request with the group most likely to fund it.

[Yolanda]

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[ebonylittles]

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