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MR. JAYESH PATIDAR

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RESEAR!H PR"#$EM


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INTRODUCTIONA research problem is a question that

researcher wants to answer or a problem thata researcher wants to solve

Identifcation & ormulation o a research

problem is the frst step o the researchprocess!

"election o research problem depends onseveral actors such as researcher#s

$nowled%e s$ills interest e'pertisemotivation & creativit( with respect to thesub)ect o inquir(!

It is believed that most o the %ood researchstudies need lots o time or selection o a

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D*+INITIONAccordin% to Kerlinger ,A problem is an

interro%ative sentence or statement that as$swhat relation e'ists between two or morevariable! The answer to question will provide whatis havin% sou%ht in the research!

R.S. Woodworth defnes problem as ,a situationor which we have no read( & successul responseb( instinct or b( previous acquired habit! -e mustfnd out what to do# i!e! the solution can be ound

out onl( ater an investi%ation!In other words ,a research problem is an area o

concern where there is a %ap in the $nowled%ebase needed or proessional practices!



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ID*NTI+ICATION O+ R*"*ARC. /RO01*2

Identifcation o a research problem is the frst & most

important step in research process!

3enerall( a broad area is selected & then a broad

topic is delimited or narrowed down to a specifc one4

sentence statement o the problem!

This step o the research process is considered as the

most di5cult & challen%in% & need slots o time!

A research problem ma( come rom several sources6



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Perso'al E(perie'ces)

Da(4to4da( personal e'perience o a research ma( serve

as %ood source o ideas to ormulate a research problem!

+or e'ample a researcher observed domestic violence

su7ered b( wives o alcoholic husbands!

This e'perience ma( provide ideas to identit( several

research problems related to domestic violence a%ainst

women!

There ma( be so man( such lie e'periences o a

researcher which could be used to develop a research

problem!



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Practical E(perie'ces)

Nurses %ets plent( o ideas to ormulate research

problems rom their clinical e'periences!

*ver( curious nurse has several questions to be

answered which are encountered durin% clinical

e'perience!

+or e'ample a nurse fnds that unrestricted visitin%

hours in sur%ical wards reduced the anal%esic demand

amon% postoperative patients!

"uch clinical e'periences could be rich sources o ideas

to identi( a si%nifcant research problem!



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!ritical Appraisal o& literat%re)

-hen we criticall( stud( boo$s & articles relatin% to

the sub)ect o our interest includin% research

report opinion articles & summaries o clinicalissues pertinent questions ma( arise in our mind!

These ma( stri$e reader#s mind indirectl( b(

stimulatin% ima%ination & directl( b( statin% what

additional research is needed!+or e'ample a nurse reads an article on the

prevalence o the pin site inection amon% patientswith e'ternal f'ators8 while readin% this article

nurse learns that there is lac$ o consensus aboutpin site care!

This inormation ma( serve as a basis to ormulate a

research problem!



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Pre*io%s E(perie'ce)

A bod( o $nowled%e should be developed on a sound

oundation o research fndin%s!

Usuall( at the end o a research urther research

problems are su%%ested based on the shortcomin%s

o previous research which can be investi%ated!

In nursin% proession not much research has been

(et done8 thereore this proession needs research

who are willin% to replicate or repeat other studies on

di7erent samples & settin%s where all the essential

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E(isti'g theories)

Research is a process o theor( development & theor( testin%!

Nurses use man( theories rom other disciplines in their

practices!

It an e'istin% theor( is used in developin% a researchable

problem a specifc statement rom the theor( must beisolated!

3enerall( a part o parts o the theor( are sub)ected to testin%

in the clinical situation!

The testin% o an e'istin% theor( is defnitel( needed in

nursin%8 thereore the( serve as %ood sources o research

problems!



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Social iss%es)

"ometimes topics are su%%ested b( more%lobal contemporar( social or political issues o

relevance to the health care communit(!

+or e'ample .I9:AID" emale oeticide se'ual

harassment domestic violence & %ender

equalit( in health care & in research are some

o the current social & political issues o

concern or health care proessionals!



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#rai'stori'g)

0rainstormin% sessions are %ood techniques to fndnew questions where an intensifed discussion

amon% interested people o the proession is

conducted to fnd more ideas to ormulate a %oodresearch problem!

+or e'ample ideas or studies ma( emer%e rom

reviewin% research priorities b( havin%

brainstormin% session with other nurses

researchers or nursin% aculties!



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I't%itio')

Traditionall( institutions are considered %oodsources o $nowled%e as well as sources to fnd

new research problems!

It is believed that re;ective mind is %ood

sources o ideas which ma( be used to

ormulate a %ood research problem!



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+ol,lores)

Common belies could be ri%ht or wron%!

+or e'amples it is %enerall( believed that

stud(in% )ust beore the test decrease the

score!-e believe we should not stud( )ust beore test

to rela' our mind!

Researchers can conduct a research stud( on

whether one should stud( beore the test or

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E(pos%re to -eld sit%atio's)

Durin% feld e'posure researchers %et variet(o e'periences which ma( provide plent( o

ideas to ormulate research problems!

+or e'ample while wor$in% in feld a

researcher observed a specifc traditional

practice or cure o disease condition which

can be used as research problem to

investi%ate its e5cac(!



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!o's%ltatio' with e(perts)

*'perts are believed to have sound

e'perience o their respective feld which

ma( su%%est a si%nifcance problem to be

studied!

In addition e'pert ma( help in fndin% a

current problem o discipline to be solve

which ma( serve as basis or ormulation o

research problem!



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. Sig'i-ca'ce to '%rsi'g pro&essio'

A problem which a researcher is selectin%

should have si%nifcance to nursin% proession

or it will not serve an( purpose!

A research problem is si%nifcant or nursin%

proession when it is directed to develop or

refne the bod( o proessional $nowled%e!



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fnancial resources available!

E1%ipe't 2 s%pplies)

All research pro)ects require some t(pe o resources! Thereore beore ma$in% the fnal decision to

conduct a stud( an accurate determination o theneeded equipment & supplies should be ensured!

I researcher ta$es into consideration equipment &supplies in the earl( phases o a research pro)ectthere are less chances o the pro)ect to be revised ordiscarded later because o equipment or suppl(

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