1. Educational Template Chapter 13 Research Applications Kathy Momtahan Chapter 13 – Research Applications

2. Key Concepts Chapter 13 – Key Concepts In Chapter 13 the key concepts include : Nursing research, Qualitative research, quantitative research, Mixed methods research, Data collection, Data analysis, Knowledge translation Time-motion studies

3. Learning Activity Type Chapter 13 – Learning Activity Type Assimilation & Role Based Activities : Exercise 1 = Assimilative - Getting started Exercise 2 = Productive - Informatics solution focused Exercise 3= Interactive/adaptive - Accelerated learning

4. Anticipated Value Chapter 13 – Anticipated Value A learning opportunity to reflect on the research content presented in Chapter 13 on Research Applications, and the concepts of idea generation, literature search and review, data collection and analysis tools for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research, data and visualization tools. Exercise 1, 2 and 3 offers you an opportunity to consider how you might engage in research in nursing informatics and some of the tools supporting research activities.

5. Assessment Exercises Chapter 13 – Assessment Exercises What research electronic tools could you use if you were conducting nursing informatics research? Nursing research is a vital part of nursing professional practice, whether the activity is reading and critiquing research in order to use evidence in nursing practice, participate in research, or leading research either independently or in a team Exercise 1 Why might you want to conduct a time-motion study prior to implementing an electronic nursing documentation system? Exercise 2 You are interested in doing a graduate thesis in the area of nursing informatics. What aspect of nursing informatics research most interests you? How would you choose where to do your graduate work and how would you choose a thesis advisor? Exercise 3