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Building a program of research
Author(s) -
HOLZEMER William L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
japan journal of nursing science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.363
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1742-7924
pISSN - 1742-7932
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2009.00115.x
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , passion , research program , nursing research , field (mathematics) , sociology , engineering ethics , medical education , psychology , nursing , medicine , political science , engineering , epistemology , social psychology , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics , law
This article provides highlights of a talk titled, “Building a Program of Research,” given at the Japan Academy of Nursing Science's 28th annual meeting, Fukuoka, Japan, on 13 December 2008. A program of research is defined as a coherent expression of a researcher's area of interest that has public health significance, builds from the published research literature in the field, has relevance for clinical nursing practice, and captures the passion and commitment of the researcher. The Outcomes Model for Health Care Research is proposed as a framework for how to develop and articulate a program of research. Eight steps are proposed to help a new researcher to think about how to build a program of research.