Clinical Nursing Problems

[tawny7844]

Hello everyone,

I have a question related to a school project. It is for a MSN research class, and a group project. My group partners haven't come up with much in the way of topics for our group project, and the two topics they did submit are more like a clinical question, or EBP project, and not a clinical problem.

The instructions for the first part of our group project read.

"The project should focus on a nursing-related problem related to nursing practice, advance practice, leadership, or education. Identify several topics of interest and have individual group members do a quick survey of the literature to be sure that there is sufficient evidence available."

So, am I reading this wrong? This section says identify the "clinical problem"...our next assignment is to develop the clinical question related to the problem topic.

Any good ideas off the top of your heads? I have a couple but seem to be having a huge block in thinking of more right now...most likely due to my other group members just telling me that they're fine with "whatever" and to just let them know....

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

ANA's OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing peer-reviewed publication has a wonderful collection of articles that might give you ideas.

Journal Topics examples include

48. The New Millennium: Evolving and Emerging Nursing Roles

46. Creating a Culture of Safety: The Next Steps

45. Patient-Centered Care: Challenges and Rewards

44. Compassion Fatigue: Caregivers at Risk

43. Moral Courage Amid Moral Distress: Strategies for Action

42. Delegation Dilemmas: Standards and Skills for Practice

25. Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?

Ethics Columns of interest:

Ethics: Electronic Surveillance of Nurses in the Workplace: Ethical Considerations

Ethics: Ethics of Advocacy for Undocumented Patients

Ethics: Ethical Issues with Medical Errors: Shaping a Culture of Safety in Healthcare

Best wishes. Hope these will spark a topic for you to explore.