A client in the clinic is being asked to participate in a research study. The client asks why a nursing research study is necessary because research on this subject has already been published by the American Medical Association (AMA)
Which goal of nursing research will the nurse share with this client regarding the goal of nursing research?
A) It supports the medical profession.
B) It validates nursing through medical research.
C) It supports products used in nursing care.
D) It validates nursing care, not medical care.
Answer: D
Many people do not understand that nursing is a separate profession from the medical profession. One reason that nursing research is undertaken is to ensure the credibility of the nursing profession as separate from medicine with the potential to make valuable contributions to client care. Nursing research validates nursing, not medicine. Nursing research is not established to support products but to improve client care. Nursing research does not seek to support the medical profession but the nursing profession.
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