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1. DISCUSS ABOUT THE THEORIES, TOOLS AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR WRITING A NURSING DISSERTATION RESEARCHPROPOSAL An Academic presentationby Dr.NancyAgens,Head,TechnicalOperations,Pubrica Group: www.pubrica.com Email:sales@pubrica.com

2. Today'sDiscussion Outline InBrief Introduction Dissertation ResearchProposal BasicRulesforWritingaNursingDissertation Tools for Writing a Dissertation Proposal LiteratureReview Questionnaire for NursingDissertation Conclusion

3. InBrief A dissertation research proposal explains whatan individual wants to study, how the topic will be studied,why the topic needs to be studied and what the intention of doing this kind of workis.

4. Certain strategies are required to be followed to writea nursing dissertation researchproposal: Introduction In order to understand the subject or topicdeeply, extensive literature search has to beperformed. This can be done by reading textbooks, journals,summary articles, position statements and standard practices of professional organizations in the nursingfield. The matter and materials found during the literature researchmust be organized carefully whileperforming the literaturesearch. Contd..

5. A logical argument for the study has to be laiddown. The details needed to support the argument must be prepared and presented. Revision of the written document is amust.

6. A dissertation research proposal has a definedstructure: Dissertation Research Proposal Aim/Objectives Methodology Literaturereview Discussion and researchconstraints Contd.. 1.Introduction

7. The dissertation so written must demonstrate a thorough understanding ofthe subjectthrough systematic enquiries, presentation of the written work in an orderly format, how the knowledge of the subject can be put into practical use, a clearly stated purpose with a sophisticated argument, methodical work though focussing and planning on the work from beforehand and a critical thinkingability.

8. i. The nursing student must spend time with the supervisorto refine on a chosentopic. Basic Rules for Writinga Nursing Dissertation ii. Questions are to be picked up, which likely willarouse interest within the reading community and motivatethem to seek foranswers. A number of resources must beconsidered The matter may be written in the first person if itseems appropriate Every step of the write up must be carefullychecked Contd..

9. The resources so chosen to write the dissertation proposalmust bejustified and explained, rather than just stating about thoseresources. A discussion panel should be set up for an informed discussion onthe topic orsubject. The style format required for publishing the proposal must befollowed thoroughly.

10. The major tool for writing a dissertation proposalis literaturereview. Tools for Writing a Dissertation Proposal By doing an extensive literature search a studentcan find answers to many questions related to the topic of interest innursing. Nurses can choose to do research from a wide arrayof topics suchas: Critical carenursing Geriatrics Contd..

11. Healthdiversity Mental health and psychiatricnursing Nurse career andeducation Nursepractitioners Obstetrics/gyaenecology and women’s healthnursing Painmanagement Palliativecare Patientsafety Paediatrics/neonatal carenursing Preoperativenursing

12. The l iterature review,also called literature search,is extremely importanthere. Literature Review The literature being read must be current andshould have relevance to the chosen topic ofresearch. It has to be checked that while reading upseveral l iterature reviews, the authors’ works arecontradicting with each other ornot. In case they are contradictory, more reading hastobe done to find out the meaning of what the authors are trying tosay. Contd..

13. After reading different reviews, all the information must be broughttogether to demonstrate how all these information have contributed to the chosen topic ofresearch. In case a nursing student is picking information from journals, it has tobe ensured that these journals arepeer-reviewed. A decent number of published articles must be chosen for writingthe disseratationproposal. Contd..

15. There can be a number of questions in aquestionnaire prepared for nursing dissertation researchproposal. Questionnaire for Nursing Dissertation Some of the examples are citedbelow: Does the administration of pain medication at time of surgical incision reduce the need for painmedication twenty-four hours aftersurgery? Maternal factors associated with obesity intoddlers? Elements of a peer support interventionpreventing suicide in high schoolfemales? Contd..

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17. Siblings’ risk of depression predicttion after the death of achild? Prevention of cachexia in cancer patients receiving aggressive protocolsinvolving radiation andchemotherapy? Does the organization of renal transplant nurse coordinators’responsibilities influence live donorrates? Activities of nurse managers associated with nurseturnover? What effect does the Nurse Faculty Loan program have on the nurseresearcher workforce? What effect would a 20% decrease in fundshave? Contd..

18. 14. Design of psychiatric hospital unit influencing the incidence of patients’aggression? Native patient preferences regarding the timing, location and costs forweight management counselling and the ways itwill meet such preferences that influence participation? What predicts registered nurse retention in theArmy? The timing and location of suicide prevention appointments linked to veterans’ suiciderates? Contd..

19. Sustainability of quality improvement programs in operatingrooms? Do integrated computerized nursing records across points of care improve patientoutcomes? The number of nurse practitioners the country needs in nextyear?

20. Nursing involves a collaborative caring of people of allages, whether they are sick or well, and in all kinds ofsettings. Nursingfocuses on health promotion, illness preventionand caring of ill, disabled and dyingindividuals. Nursing abilities are crucial because the well-being of apatient depends upon how a nurse helps the patient in recovering from illness. A nurse can write a dissertation on different topics andsubjects. The image below represents the topics on nursingdissertation. Conclusion

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