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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

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:

  • 9 research studies published in 2023"
  • 8 non-research articles published in 2023"

Thank You, Dr. Ziebarth!

Quarterly Scholarly Article Discussion Hour

The most recent event was:

Loneliness in Homebound Older Adults: Integrative Literature Review
Discussion was presented and facilitated by Dr. Francesca C. Ezeokonkwo, PhD, RN

FCNI Research

Article can be purchased at:

https://journals.healio.com/doi/full/10.3928/00989134-20210624-01

PowerPoint Presentation link is:

Ezeokonkwo_Loneliness_in_Homebound_Older_Adults_0322_2023


Previous Quarterly Scholarly Article Discussion Hour presentations are available on the Members Only site.

Quarterly Scholarly Article Review

September 2024

The Research Committee held its second quarterly scholarly article discussion hour of 2024 on Wednesday Sept 4, 2024. Amy Sweeny co-author led the discussion of the following article:

Sweeney, A.B. & Papp, L. (2024). Developing faith community emergency response teams through simulation. Journal of Christian Nursing, 41(1), 23-27. DOI: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001133

A copy of the article can be retrieved at:

https://journals.lww.com/journalofchristiannursing/abstract/2024/01000/developing_faith_community_emergency_response.10.aspx

The PowerPoint presentation link is:

Faith Community Emergency Response Teams Through Simulation_pdf


June 2024

The Research Committee held its second quarterly scholarly article discussion hour of 2024 on Wednesday June 5, 2024. David Mulkey co-author led the discussion of the following article:

Mulkey, David & Fetter, Katherine- “Diversity, Equity, and inclusion in Nursing Education: a Christian Perspective. (2024). Journal of Christian Nursing, 41(1):p 16-22, January/March 2024. |DOI: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001131

A copy of the article can be retrieved at:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38044514/

The PowerPoint presentation link is:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Christian Perspective_pdf


March 2024

The Research Committee held its first quarterly scholarly article discussion hour of 2024 on Wednesday March 6, 2024. Leslie Van Dover and Jane Pfeiffer co-authors led the discussion of the following article:

Van Dover, L. & Pfeiffer, J. B. (2011). Experiencing Renewed Spiritual Identity: Patients of parish nurses experience renewed spiritual identity: A grounded theory study. JAN, 68(8), 1824 – 1833.

A copy of the article can be retrieved at:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22070757/

The PowerPoint presentation link is:

Renewed Spiritual Identity Research Presentation PDF


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:

FINAL 2023 BGN APU Faculty Nov 7 03 Dec 6.pptx

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 Fellowship40(2), 122–130. https://doi.org/10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001028

The article link is:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9983562/

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:

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 health60(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:

Shackelford FCN Article Presentation 9 28 22.pptx

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:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/401270

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 Nursing38(2), 108-115.

The article can be accessed at:

https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalissue?Journal_ID=642167&Issue_ID=5807142

The 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 Nursing4(1), 34.

The article can be accessed at:

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=ijfcn

The PowerPoint Presentation link is:

Faith Community Nursing Termination.pptx

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


COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND EBP NEW!!

Purpose

To provide mentoring, networking, support and consultation to FCNI members who are conducting research and EBP projects and disseminating related scholarly work.

This is a complimentary benefit for our FCNI members and we wish to thank our mentors who have volunteered for this supportive role.

Meet our Mentors

Donna Callaghan, PhD, RN-BC, CNE
  • Rank and title: Professor of Nursing
  • Affiliation: Widener University
  • Areas of research expertise:
    • Health Promotion Interventions
    • Spirituality
    • Faith Community Nursing
Dia Campbell-Detrixhe, PhD, RN, FNGNA, CNE, FCN
  • Rank and title: Professor of Nursing and Director of Research & Scholarship
  • Affiliation: Oklahoma City University Kramer School of Nursing
  • Areas of research expertise:
    • Exploring the experiences of advanced practice nurses in geriatrics who have chosen to work with older adults and why they continue to do that
    • Use of humor and laughter
    • Long-term family caregiving and their access and utilization patterns and preferences of long-term care programs and services.
    • Spousal caregiving
    • Adult Day Care
    • Nurse Educator
Manju Daniel, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
  • Rank and title: Associate Professor
  • Affiliation: Rush University Collge of Nursing
  • Areas of research expertise:
    • Immigrant Health
    • Health disparities
    • Behavioral physical activity interventions
Linda Garner, PhD, RN
  • Rank and title: Professor Emerita
  • Affiliation: Professor Emerita, Baylor University, Waco/Dallas, Texas (Louise Herrington School of Nursing)
  • Areas of research expertise:
    • Historical research
    • Qualitative research (descriptive)
    • Research methodology (design, statistics)
    • Taught research on the baccalaureate and graduate levels
Mary Lynne Knighten, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
  • Rank and title: Associate Professor / DNP Program Director
  • Affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Doctoral Programs Department, Azusa Pacific University
  • Areas of EBP expertise:
    • Leadership
    • Palliative care
    • Patient-and family-centered care
    • Patient/family engagement
    • Finance
    • Health policy
    • Faith community nursing
    • Scholarly manuscript publication
  • Area of research expertise
    • Community-based Participatory action research (PAR)
Judy Shackelford, PhD, RN
  • Rank and title: Retired (former- Academic Dean for Nursing Program, St. John’s College)
  • Affiliation: Retired from St. John’s College
  • Areas of EBP expertise:
    • Nursing leadership
    • Nursing administration
    • FCN curriculum
    • FCNs in EBP
    • Research and publication (has worked as the Director over their Faith Community Nursing Program for several years)

Community of Support for Research and EBP Application Link

Please click at the Application Link to provide information about your area of interest and your contact information. The FCNI Research Committee will ensure effective mentor-mentee pairings that promote your professional growth.

Mentee Role:

As a mentee, you'll have the opportunity to gain insights from seasoned professionals, expand your skill set, and accelerate your personal and professional development for conducting research or EBP projects and disseminating scholarly work related to those research studies and EBP projects.

Mentor Role:

Mentors are experienced researchers or EBP implementation scientists volunteering their time, talent, expertise and lived experience to help mentor others in research and EBP. Their role may encompass a one-time consultation or an ongoing relationship through the life of the study project, to be negotiated between the mentor and mentee.


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