Page 1 : MEANING OF, ANING OF RESEARCH AND NURSING RESEARCH W, , look for something or examine closely and carefully’, | 7 4 - ’ 2 ; i, try’, or ‘to prove 2 Langford (2001) also mentions that r, fully examine’ - Thus, research means close, tionship to discover new knowledge,, , arch is defined as.a-systematic and sc, 0 hip _bi ts.—It_is_an_ac, questions., , search seeks to generate an ans, s ate an answer to the proble, ecatl is Vogue an aye, A need oF farther inquiry. problem.as well.as suggesting additional questions, , ‘to look for information’, ‘to test and, earch means ‘to search again’ or ‘careand careful examination of facts and their rela, , , , , , , to answer to questions about facts and, volved~in=seekingy answer_fo~unanswered, , cero Pee one describing, explaining, relating, or establishing the, { , the factors that cause change i 2 2 , a 2 , Ree tence! bites ale change in the phenomenon and how the phe:, hee 4 systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems. The ultimate goal of research is to develop, define, refine, and expand a body of knowledge, or a discipline., , ‘esearch is a scientific, syst, , efineand expand body of |, , fi esearch essentially is a problem-solving process, a systematic, intensive study directed towards, full scientific knowledge of subject studies., , , , natic, controlled,_orderly,-and_objective investigation to develop,, nowledge., , (Ruth M. French, 1968), , eee, __ Research may be defined as the systematic and objective analysis and recording of controlled, fi observation that may lead to the development of generalizations, principles, theories, resulting, , in prediction and possible ultimate control of events., | (J. W. Best, 1969), , | — :, | ee is the process of systematically obtaining accurate answers to significant and pertinent, a), , uestions by the use of the scientific method of gathering and interpreting information., (Clover and Balsley, 1979), , , , , , , , , , , , ~ Research may be defined as planned, systematic search for information for the purpose of increas“ing the total body of man’s knowledge. It involves looking for information which at the time is, , Y not available or for which that has no generally accepted evidence. |, (Archold Lancaster, 1982) x |, , , , , Scientific research isa systematic, controlled, empirical and critical investigation of natural pheW/, nomena guided by_theoris and_hypotheses about the presumed relations among such, " phenomena. ney, Ge Fosnomen (Fred N. Kerlinger, 1986), , The ultimate o: ing is to provide high-quality patient care. Clinical nursing practice without research is based on tradition without empirical evidences. Research is needed to, : } evaluate the effectiveness of nursing treatment modalities, to determine the impact of nursing _, care on the health of the patients, or to test theories. Nursing practices are undergoing tremen5 ead challenges. In order to meet social challenges and needs, nursing practice, “a must be research based. The discipline of nursing is as concerned as other sciences are with, , _ the use of the research process to generate new knowledge. It is accepted as the means, through which nursing science has evolved in the past and will continue to do so in the future., , , , 1. FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING RESEARCH