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Demystifying nursing research: defining the problem to be studied.

Joyce Colling1

  • 1Oregon Health and Sciences University, School of Nursing, Portland, OR, USA.

Urologic Nursing
|July 17, 2003
PubMed
Summary

This guide explains how to identify and state nursing research problems. It details crafting a clear purpose statement to initiate your research journey and literature review.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Research
  • Research Methodology

Background:

  • Sound research study design is fundamental.
  • Identifying researchable nursing practice problems is a key first step.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To guide researchers in formulating a clear and concise study problem statement.
  • To provide a framework for initiating the research process, starting with problem identification.

Main Methods:

  • Formulate a declarative sentence starting with "The purpose of this study is to..."
  • Include an active verb (e.g., examine, describe, determine, compare, explore).
  • Clearly state what will be examined, described, determined, compared, or explored.

Main Results:

  • A well-defined study problem statement.
  • A clear declaration of the research's objective and scope.

Conclusions:

  • Clearly stating the research problem is essential for a sound study design.
  • This process guides the subsequent focused literature review.

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