¶ … Competencies
Critically analyze current practice to formulate researchable problems. I was able to discover the following: current practice recommendations for reducing health disparities among African-American female adolescents are lacking, but recent research findings suggested that parenting may represent a significant syndemic factor that could be influenced by nursing interventions. A review of this literature led me to propose a quantitative study examining the efficacy of cultural competency training for primary care providers who practice in an inner-city African-American neighborhood.
Evaluate current research studies for appropriateness of problem statement, sampling design, methodology, data analysis procedure, interpretation of findings, and ethical issues. In order to propose a researchable problem I needed to understand what had already been accomplished by other researchers. This required me to dig into the literature, evaluate the details...
The topic I chose for my research proposal did not have any significant ethical issues.
3. Synthesize an understanding of the research process through development of a research proposal to address a nursing problem or focus area identified in nursing practice. I learned to take each component of a research proposal, break it down into its essential elements, and systematically complete each section. Each element was based in the realities that define the research process, such as building a proposal based on the work of others. The work of others also informed the other sections of the proposal, including the methods. This is in essence the research process, albeit minus conducting actual research experiments. In addition, the repeated exposure to the research conducted by other researchers helped me to absorb what it takes to conduct a successful study.
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