Key Historical Developments in Nursing Research and Research Utilization

Introduction

The aim of this is to discus key historical developments in nursing research and nursing research utilization . The aforementioned events will be grouped into five categories , namely Nursing Research Nursing Publications , Emergence of Nursing Schools , Establishment of Research Institutes , and Research Utilization . Two examples per category will be presented . Also , the will analyze how and to what extent the selected events have influenced nursing research

Nursing Research

Many nursing theorists deserve being mentioned in this section , however the selected ones produced the most significant impact on further nursing

research and research utilization . Dorothea E . Orem , the author of Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory , began its development in 1950 's The theory holds that adults are generally expected to perform self-care themselves , but if they fail to do so , nursing should be provided Another important theory , namely Modeling and Role-Modeling theory , was developed by Tomlin , Swain and Erickson . It was presented in a book which was first published in 1983 . Theoretical models exemplified the need for a new approach to nursing . They showed that nursing , like any other science , should be based on

Nursing Publications

American Journal of Nursing was first published in 1900 . It is believed to be not only the oldest but also the most widely read nursing publication in the world . Slightly more than half a century later the first issue of Nursing Research , the official journal of the Eastern Nursing Research Society and the Western Institute of Nursing , was published in 1951 . Professional journals are crucial for knowledge exchange among specialists from the given field . In addition , emergence of nursing journals legitimized nursing research as a separate field of study

Emergence of Nursing Schools

Yale School of Nursing established in 1923 was the first autonomous to teach and research nursing issues . In 1956 the Columbia University School of Nursing became first in the country to award a master 's degree in a clinical nursing . All reputable nursing schools focus not only on teaching but also research . As the official website of Yale School of Nursing informs , the school relies heavily on its deep tradition of excellence in research ' and assures that at one of the world 's most distinguished research universities , scholarship reflects the interchange between practice and knowledge (Yale School of Nursing 2007 , Research and Scholarship

Establishment of Research Institutes

Western Institute of Nursing was established in 1957 as the Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN ) and given its present name in 1985 . It is best known as the organizer of the annual Communicating Nursing Research conference , the older event of such kind in the United States (The Western Institute of Nursing , 2007 . The National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR ) was founded in 1986 and played an important role in further advancement of nursing research by offering funding opportunities and coordinating the effort by many dispersed institutions . Both institutions offer small grants for nursing research and sustain a network of organizations and individuals involved in this research

Research Utilization

There are different...