A Definition of Nursing Research
Institute of Medicine (US) Division of Health Care Services. (1983). Nursing and nursing education: Public policies and private actions. [Appendix 8: Nursing research: Definitions and directions National Academies Press (US). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218540/
One definition of nursing research found in Nursing and Nursing Education: Public Policies and Private Actions published by the National Academies Press (1983) is:
"Nursing research develops knowledge about health and the promotion of health over the full lifespan, care of persons with health problems and disabilities, and nursing actions to enhance the ability of individuals to respond effectively to actual or potential health problems."
Research
Research Committee
The FCNI Research Committee is responsible for supporting FCNI by promoting, supporting, conducting, and reporting faith community nursing research. The strategic focus on research is intended to improve the quality of the FCN practice and inform the profession.
Publishing Resources
Research Compendium
Deborah Ziebarth, PhD, MSN, RN-BC Faith Community Nurse, FCNI member, and prior FCNI Chair of the Research Committee created and maintains this extensive list of Faith Community Nurse Research References. She provides it to all of us to enhance knowledge and promote further research to support our specialty practice.
A word from Dr. Ziebarth..."It is always my intention in doing this work to make faith community nursing literature more accessible to practicing FCNs and scholars alike. There are now 62 pages of citations....so caution if printing. This was added to the list of published FCN Literature:
Thank You, Dr. Ziebarth!
Quarterly Scholarly Article Review
December 2023 The Research Committee held its last quarterly scholarly article discussion hour of 2023 on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Leslie VanDover and Jane Pfeiffer led the discussion of their “Bringing God Near” theory based on the following article: Van Dover, L. & Pfeiffer, J. B. (2006). Spiritual care in Christian Parish Nursing, JAN, 57(2), 213 – 221. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04081.x The PowerPoint presentation link is: | September 2023 The FCNI Research Committee held its third quarterly scholarly article discussion hour of 2023 on September 6, 2023. Dr. Judy Shackelford led the discussion of the following article: Shackelford, J., Zimmerman, W., Coleman, K., Henley, L., Johnson, B. A., & Donovan, L. (2023). Faith Community Nursing and COVID-19: Creative and Inspired Practice. Journal of Christian Nursing: a quarterly publication of Nurses Christian Fellowship, 40(2), 122–130. https://doi.org/10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001028 The article link is: | June 2023 The Research Committee held its second quarterly scholarly article discussion hour of 2023 on Wednesday June 7, 2023. Jeanne Lambert and her co-authors led the discussion of the following article: Millerd E., Fisher A., Lambert JM, Pfaff K.A. What are the characteristics of the parish nursing research literature and how can it inform parish nurse practice and research in Canada? A scoping review. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. December 2021. A copy of the article can be retrieved at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/08445621211067378 The PowerPoint presentation link is: CAPNM research presentation FCNI Scholarly Discussion rev.pdf |
March 2023
The Research Committee held its first quarterly scholarly article discussion hour of 2023 on March 22, 2023. Dr. Francesca Ezeokonkwo led the discussion of the following article: Ezeokonkwo, F. C., Sekula, K. L., & Theeke, L. A. (2021). Loneliness in homebound older adults: Integrative literature review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47(8), 13-20. https://doi.org/doi:10.3928/00989134-20210624-01 The article can be purchased at: https://journals.healio.com/doi/full/10.3928/00989134-20210624-01 The PowerPoint presentation link is: Scholarly Article Discussion Lonliness in the Elderly 3 22 23.pptx | September 2022 The Research Committee held its third quarterly scholarly article discussion hour on September 28, 2022. Dr. Judy Shackelford led the discussion of the following article: Kruse-Diehr, A. J., Lee, M. J., Shackelford, J., & Saidou Hangadoumbo, F. (2021). The state of research on faith community nursing in public health interventions: results from a systematic review. Journal of religion and health, 60(2), 1339-1374. The article can be purchased at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-020-01168-4 The PowerPoint presentation file is attached below: | June 2022 The Research Committee held its second quarterly scholarly article discussion hour on June 22, 2022. Dr. Mary Lynne Knighten led the discussion of the following article: Knighten, M. L., Hacker, L, Solari-Twadell, P. A., Owen, L., Kentner, B., & Garner, L. F. (2021). Faith Community Nurses: Caring for individuals, congregations, and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, International Journal of Faith Community Nursing, 6 (1). The article can be accessed at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijfcn/vol6/iss1/4 This presentation was also offered as a CNE program and can be rented through the following link: |
March 2022 The Research Committee held its first quarterly scholarly article discussion hour on March 16, 2022. Dr. Deborah Ziebarth led the discussion of the following article: Ziebarth, D. J., & Knighten, M. L. (2021). Wounded healers: Job termination in Faith Community Nursing. Journal of Christian Nursing, 38(2), 108-115. The article can be accessed at: https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalissue?Journal_ID=642167&Issue_ID=5807142The original survey that is referenced in the above article can be found in the following article: Ziebarth, D. (2018). Job termination survey: Faith community nursing. International Journal of Faith Community Nursing, 4(1), 34. The article can be accessed at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=ijfcn The PowerPoint Presentation link is: |
National Academies of Science Publications
National Academies Press (nd). Nursing and Nursing Education: Public policies and private actions. Institute of Medicine Division of Health Care Services. Washington, DC. National Academies Press (https://nap.nationalacademies.org/)
Research Toolkit
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