Nursing research questions

1. Describe nontraditional health care practices in different cultures. Compare at least three cultures.
2. Explain the importance of these practices in providing holistic and quality health care.
3. Identify the nontraditional health care options in your areas, and identify the number of people choosing to use them over traditional medical practices. Propose reasons why the number of people using nontraditional health care options is rising.

Three nursing research questions needed to be answered. Please see information below. 

Week 1

Refer to syllabus for requirements of discussion board post. Answer each question with a minimum of 125 words. Please cite textbooks as a reference.

1. Describe a research proposal.  What is the purpose of a proposal?
2. What does it mean to replicate a research study?  Is replication a good or bad idea in nursing research?  Why or why not?
3. What study will you use to replicate in your proposal?  Why did you choose to replicate this study for your proposal?

Textbooks:

Grove, S. K., Burns, N., & Gray, J. R.(2013). The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis and Generation of Evidence. (7th) St. Louis: Saunders/Elsevier.

Kim, M. & Mallory, C. (2014). Statistics for Evidence – Based Practice in Nursing. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.