Nursing research is a systematic inquiry to answer the question or problems encountered in clinical practice, education and administration. Research studies have great importance to the nursing profession because they provide strong evidence that help nurses to make sound clinical decisions and judgments in a clinical setting. It helps to give evidence-based nursing care to the patient that is clinically appropriate, cost effective and result in positive outcome. Therefore, it is important for nurses to understand and conduct research in their field.
From: https://methods.sagepub.com/book/mixed-methods-in-health-sciences-research-a-practical-primer/i741.xml