The mission of the Center for Nursing Research is to promote the development of nursing science and its use in practice. Many clinical questions have emerged without scientific basis to direct practice. To find answers to these and other questions, nursing reserchers develop studies based on nursing phenomenon or responses to illness.
Studies frequently lead to multiple research questions and new projects.
Clinical nurses have formed nursing research groups on pain, anxiety, sleep, dyspnea, thirst, quality of life and hypothermia. Groups meet regularly, each focusing on a nursing phenomenon. Enthusiasm is shared by the group, as well as knowledge to develop meaningful studies for practice. This includes identification of the research question, development of the methodology as well as assistance with statistical analysis.