A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleague about the value of nursing research, claiming that nursing research has little relevance to practice. How can the nurse's colleague best defend the importance of nursing research?
A) "The existence of nursing research means that nurses are now able to access federal grant
money, something that didn't use to be the case."
B) "Nursing research has allowed the development of masters and doctoral programs and has
greatly increased the credibility of the profession."
C) "The growth of nursing research has caused nursing to be viewed as a true profession,
rather than simply as a trade or a skill."
D) "The application of nursing research has the potential to improve nursing practice and
patient outcomes."
Ans: D
The greatest value of nursing research lies in the potential to improve practice and,
ultimately, to improve patient outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursing research
to education programs, grant funding, or the public view of the profession.
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