The importance of differentiating between evaluation (an overview of nursing care) and research (a biopsy of nursing care) is stressed. Evaluations are designed to influence nursing care; research is not. In evaluations, feedback is ongoing and dynamic; in research, variables are controlled for change. Magnitude of occurrence and amenability should determine priority of problem selection.
强调了区分评估(护理照护的概述)和研究(护理照护的剖析)的重要性。评估旨在影响护理照护;而研究并非如此。在评估中,反馈是持续且动态的;在研究中,变量是为了控制变化而设置的。问题发生的频率和可处理性应决定问题选择的优先级。