National Institute of Nursing Research

Assignment: National Institute of Nursing Research
Assignment: National Institute of Nursing Research
Question
Explore the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) website:www.ninr.nih.gov/ Review their publication Bringing science to life: NINR strategic plan (2011, p. 7) to identify the current priorities for nursing research. Do you agree with the priorities or would you recommend addition or elimination of some of the priorities? What effect do the nursing research priorities have on nursing researchers?
What criteria must be met in order to consider a practice, evidence-based? Provide examples. Explain the role quality plays in evidence-based practice?
Based on the information you’ve learned to this point, write a research proposal that relates to the topics you chose for a previous assignment. Be sure to include the following information in your proposal:
Hypothesis
Theory
Design model
Method
Anticipated results
Potential Dissemination Avenues
The assignment should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length and contain at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook.
Mission
The mission of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities. To achieve this mission, NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness, research that spans and integrates the behavioral and biological sciences, and that develops the scientific basis for clinical practice. From premature infants in neonatal intensive care units, to adolescents living with diabetes, to elderly cancer survivors coping with pain, nursing research develops the science to help people strengthen the quality of their lives. Nursing science transcends the boundaries of disease and research disciplines to better understand the experiences of individuals and families living with illness and to develop personalized approaches that maximize health and well-being for individuals at all stages of life, across diverse populations and settings. NINR’s scientific programs encompass the following topics: symptom science, wellness, self-management of chronic conditions, end-of-life and palliative care, innovative technologies, and training nurse scientists.
The NINR Strategic Plan: An Overview
NINR’s Strategic Plan: Advancing Science, Improving Lives, focuses on areas of science in which the health needs are greatest, and in which NINR-supported research can have the largest impact.
It is organized around four areas of scientific focus: symptom science, wellness, self-management of chronic conditions, and end-of-life and palliative care. Two other areas, promoting innovation and developing the nurse scientists of the 21st century, are emphasized in all areas of NINR’s research programs.
The future research directions of these focus areas were shaped through the Innovative Questions (IQ) initiative, an initiative by NINR to encourage new thinking and creativity from the broader scientific community and general public. The innovative questions that emerged from the initiative are posted on the NINR website as a resource to all in the nursing science community.
The Plan is intended to be a living document, one which can be adapted as new opportunities and challenges arise.
Important Events in NINR History
November 20, 1985 — Public Law 99-158, the Health Research Extension Act of 1985, becomes law. Among other provisions, the law authorizes the National Center for Nursing Research (NCNR) to support research and training related to patient care at NIH.
April 18, 1986 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary announces the establishment of NCNR at NIH.
April 1986–June 1987 — Dr. Doris Merritt, Special Assistant to the NIH Director, is appointed Acting Director of NCNR. NCNR’s initial budget is $16 million.
December 3, 1986 — The HHS Secretary appoints the first members of the NCNR Advisory Council.
February 17, 1987 — The NCNR Advisory Council holds its inaugural meeting.
June 1987–June 1994 — Dr. Ada Sue Hinshaw serves as the first Director of NCNR.
May 30, 1988 — The NCNR Advisory Council is renamed the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research.
1993 — NINR-funded researcher Dr. David Olds and colleagues establish that visits from home nurses significantly lower mothers’ high blood pressure during pregnancy, result in better timing of subsequent pregnancies, and reduce abuse and neglect of children.
June 10, 1993 — P.L. 103-43, the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993, becomes law. Among other provisions, it elevates NCNR to an NIH Institute. As such, NCNR is re-designated the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
June 14, 1993 — The HHS Secretary signs the Federal Register notice establishing the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
July 1994–April 1995 — Dr. Suzanne Hurd serves as Acting Director of NINR.
1994 — NINR-funded researcher Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott tests several gender-appropriate, culturally sensitive interventions on hard-to-reach vulnerable populations and significantly reduces sexual risk behaviors for HIV. Her “Be Proud! Be Responsible!” intervention becomes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s model curriculum.