Research Topics in Nursing

Nursing is one of the most critical branch of medical sciences. The profession of nursing is one of the most difficult paths of the field of medicine, due to the fact that nursing is not just a science, but it is an art of healing with the help of emotions. One of the most important aspects of nursing is easing a patient's pain, with the help of a human touch. One of the greatest abilities of all nurses is to feel and recognize the pain of patients. If you are a student of any nursing college, then may God bless you!

Choosing research topics in nursing can be a really difficult task. Your research paper topic and report has to be simple and yet has to be unique. You may refer to the following ideas to generate some research topics. Research more on these ideas and present a truly unique report or research paper.

Nurses at Bergen-Belsen
Among all the topics for research in nursing, this is probably the most unique one and also an untouched subject. Bergen-Belsen, was a concentration camp, during the second world war. About 60 to 70 thousand Jews, Poles, Russians and POWs were held by the Nazis in this camp. By the end of the war, food and medical supplies were cut off from this camp and a massive epidemic of Typhus broke out within the camp. The condition was further worsened as a result of malnutrition and starvation in some cases. The sights that greeted the Allied Forces were ghastly. There were 60,000 prisoners who were severely ill with typhus, and the ones who had been starving for a long period of time. They had been stripped off their humanity and had lost the will to live. Further more, 13 thousand dead corpses were also found in the camp. The story of Bergen-Belsen is a touching story of how a handful of doctors and nurses from the Allied side, Red Cross nurses and even a few Germans, nursed back to health, the prisoners of this camp. You will find many books and written accounts about the courage, valor and skills of the nurses at the camp. This story is a masterpiece in the history of nursing. In your research, you may elaborate on the following:

• Typhus and its outbreak
• Rehabilitation of the patients
• Provision of appropriate nutrition
• Psychological rehabilitation of patients
• A description of the entire process of rehabilitation and patients care.
• Bringing the patients back to life

Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the ancient medical science, that developed in the Indian Subcontinent. The Ayurveda is actually a book about natural medicines that can be used to treat the ailments of the human body. Almost all the remedies that have been described in the book can be used very conveniently. There are no negative effects or side effects of the use of Ayurvedic medicine. You may research on the following:

• Natural painkillers that have an almost instant effect
• Healing wounds with the help of Ayurvedic medication
• Sources of medication
• How the nurses can use these medications to help patients

Phobias
There are many different phobias, which the patients tend to display. With the help of the list of all phobias, you can generate research topics in nursing. You may emphasize on the following:

• Psychological reasons behind the phobia
• Symptoms and identification
• How to provide an instant remedy to your patient
• Available medication

Systems and Modernization
With the help of modern sciences, many advanced systems, such as computers and software, that aid the infrastructure of hospitals, have been created. You can prepare a very good set of research topics in nursing elaborating the use and advantages of these systems. You may elaborate on the following:

• Available systems
• New recommendations in the available systems
• Advantages of these systems
• How the nurses can use these systems

Abuse and Trauma Nursing
Modern society is often connoted to be a cruel place and there are several cases where people have suffered from severely evil elements. Abuse and physical and mental infliction of trauma is a grave concern of modern society. The biggest problem with abuse and trauma is that a deep unresolved wound is left on the heart of the victim. This wound can have a deep and negative impact on the victim. Proper rehabilitation and healing the patient both psychologically and physically is one of the toughest aspect of nursing. Apart from abuse or trauma inflicted by some other person, stress, depression, major and minor psychological problems and disorders do tend to cause other types of trauma which can be largely mental trauma yet have a certain effect on the physical health of the patient. There are also cases of self-inflected injuries, which are even more difficult to deal with. In order to write a research paper of this topic, you many take into consideration the following.

• Psychological aspect of trauma and abuse inflicted by another person.
• Means of using psychological techniques for recovery
• Emotional Rehabilitation
• Therapy for rehabilitation of confidence and bearing
• Therapy and solutions for long term rehabilitation and cure of all fears and problems.

There are countless areas and places within the field of medical sciences which would provide you with ideas for research topics in nursing so that you can produce really good research papers. In reality, in spite of the sound and highly progressive nature of medical sciences, there are number of things that have remained unexplored and unexplained, the science and art of nursing is one of them.

In addition to the aforementioned, you may also refer to the resources of National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). Personally, I would recommend you to take up the case of Bergen-Belsen, as much of a research has not been done on it, from the nursing point of view, and the nursing techniques and aids that were used at that time. Best of luck for your research.