Science on a Shoestring: Building Nursing Knowledge With Limited Funding

Authors

Vicki S. Conn, University of Missouri
Robert V. Topp, Marquette UniversityFollow
Susan L. Dunn, Hope College
Lisa Hopp, Purdue University Calumet
Rosemary A. Jadack, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Debra A. Jansen, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Urmeka Jefferson, University of Missouri
Susan Diemert Moch, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

13 p.

Publication Date

10-2015

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Source Publication

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Source ISSN

1552-8456

Abstract

Building the science for nursing practice has never been more important. However, shrunken federal and state research budgets mean that investigators must find alternative sources of financial support and develop projects that are less costly to carry out. New investigators often build beginning programs of research with limited funding. This article provides an overview of some cost-effective research approaches and gives suggestions for finding other sources of funding. Examples of more cost-effective research approaches include adding complementary questions to existing funded research projects; conducting primary analysis of electronic patient records and social media content; conducting secondary analysis of data from completed studies; reviewing and synthesizing previously completed research; implementing community-based participatory research; participating in collaborative research efforts such as inter-campus team research, practice-based research networks (PBRNs), and involving undergraduate and doctoral students in research efforts. Instead of relying on funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other government agencies, nurse researchers may be able to find support for research from local sources such as businesses, organizations, or clinical agencies. Investigators will increasingly have to rely on these and other creative approaches to fund and implement their research programs if granting agency budgets do not significantly expand.

Comments

Accepted version. Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol 37, No. 10 (October 2015): 1256-1268. DOI. © 2015 SAGE Publications. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Conn, Vicki S.; Topp, Robert V.; Dunn, Susan L.; Hopp, Lisa; Jadack, Rosemary A.; Jansen, Debra A.; Jefferson, Urmeka; and Moch, Susan Diemert, "Science on a Shoestring: Building Nursing Knowledge With Limited Funding" (2015). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 415.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/415