Cosco, T., Knopp, A., & Milke, D. (2007). Investigative first steps: appropriate identification and ethical review of research and quality improvement

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Cosco, T., Knopp, A., & Milke, D. (2007). Investigative first steps: appropriate identification and ethical review of research and quality improvement. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 11(3), .

Cosco, Knopp, and Milke (2007) discusses the research and quality improvement process used in research while making an attempt to combine nursing practice, information, and technology with evidence-based knowledge and improvements in patient care. The article is mainly differentiating research and quality improvement outcomes in a study based on care. There are concerns that ethical review of a study can be inaccurately identified as research or quality improvement methods. Generating information for nursing practice is the goal of nursing informatics in research. The article is mainly focused on the research methodology and how nursing informatics is used in this process.

I believe the authors give foundational information for those desiring to perform research while using healthcare informatics for data collection. This article is very good food for thought prior to research in nursing.