University Nursing Assignment 1: Research Foundations NUR131

This nursing assignment, completed by a student, focuses on research foundations for health practice. Part A comprises reflections on eight research presentations, covering topics like evidence-based interventions, research methodologies, and ethical considerations in nursing. Each reflection summarizes the presentation's content and its application to future practice. Part B involves a critical analysis of a research article by Noto et al. (2015) on chlorhexidine bathing and healthcare-associated infections. The critique addresses the study's purpose, design, sampling, ethical considerations, data collection, results, and limitations, including a PICO analysis and a discussion on the research's strengths and weaknesses. The assignment demonstrates an understanding of research principles and methods relevant to nursing practice, emphasizing the importance of research in providing effective patient care.