How does the nurse researcher decide what problem to study?
Every research study begins with a good question. The nurse researcher observes phenomenon in nursing practice and is curious to understand the behavior and events that relate to the phenomenon. The researcher uses the scientific approach to try to answer the question. The nurse researcher will examine current knowledge that relates to the topic; there may be other nurses who are working on the same question. The researcher may discover that the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has identified the question as one of its research priorities. There may be funding available to support the proposed study.
