Topic: Nursing
This assessment item requires you to construct Part A of your research proposal that encompasses
Steps 1 to 5 as noted in Table 1 (page 14). Structure and develop Part A of your proposal using the
following headings and dot points as a guide.
Title of Research Proposal
? Give your proposal a title that briefly summarises the topic for your research.
Introduction (contextualise your research)
? Identify the nursing practice issue or problem that you have noted from your clinical nursing
experience.
? Identify concepts or variables relevant to the issue/problem and offer brief definitions of those
concepts.
? Justify the choice of your nursing practice issue or health problem (what you saw and why it
requires attention).
Literature Review
? Perform an extensive search of relevant databases, using recent literature. Attempt to use
literature related to the topic published in the last 5 years, except seminal literature.
? Compare and contrast the different authors? views and conclusions on the issue/problem
Identify Gaps
? Identify current knowledge of the issue/problem and gaps that need to be filled (refer to the
table to see what gaps are and how to identify them).
? Identify the gap(s) your research aims to fill.
Note: You should keep a written record of your thoughts on aspects of the methodology and research
outcomes that may inform the next steps of the research process.
Research Question/ Hypothesis
? The research question helps to clarify exactly what it is that you want to find out to answer
the research issue or problem. It should be constructed in such a way that the aim of the
research in improving nursing practice is clear.
? The hypothesis should be directional and formulated as a statement that makes the research
outcome in improving nursing practice clear.
Significance
? Based on the literature review of the topic of interest, provide the significance of the chosen
nursing practice issue or health problem and applicability in everyday nursing practice (refer
to Table 1 on page 14 to see what significance of research means and how to justify for it).
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