Interesting Nursing Research Topics To Choose (Part 2)

NURSING MADE EASY

Elderly nursing

Elderly nursing is providing care for patients usually over the age of 65. If you are interested in caring for senior patients, consider choosing a research topic focused on this area of nursing. Some examples of topics are:

• Age-related factors in cardiovascular deterioration

• Analysis of complications that arise from prolonged hospital stays

• Analysis of diet as a factor in dementia

• Analysis of effects of aging on the immune system

• Analysis of physical environment as a factor in functional decline

• Analysis of signs of malnutrition in older adults

• Analyzing a nurse's role in advanced-care planning

• Care strategies for improving pain management in elderly patients

• Case studies of vaccinations for older adults

• Case study of Parkinson's disease

• Ethical use of physical restraints in elderly patients

• Ethics of critical care for geriatric patients

• Medical emergencies associated with cancer treatment of senior patients

• Prevention of falls and injuries in senior patients

• Strategies to improve oral health conditions in senior patients

• Strategies to improve recognition of dehydration in aging adults

• Strategies to treat sensory system changes in aging adults

• Treatment for cardiovascular risk

• Treatment of joint disorders in the senior population

• Treatments of Alzheimer's disease

Pain management nursing

Pain management is the care of patients who need relief from pain or help to manage chronic pain. If you are interested in pain management nursing, you may consider some of the following topics:

• Analyzing the effectiveness of nonchemical pain management methods in adolescents

• Analyzing the nurse's role in pain treatment

• Chemical and nonchemical pain treatment plans for post-surgery patients

• Effectiveness of pain management strategies in cancer patients

• History and best practices of cognitive hypnotherapy in pain management

• Medication trends in pain management relevant to nurses

• Pain management in hemophilia

• Treatments for long-term pain

Health care management

Research topics in health care management focus on the business of nursing more so than the care for patients. If you are interested in administrative work, focus on one of the following topics:

• Analyzing the quality of health care in outpatient facilities

• Ethics of health care for the homeless

• Evaluating diversity in health care

• Evaluating ethics of nursing uniform code rules

• Evaluating gender roles in nursing

• Evaluating the shortage of men in health care

• Examining the digital effect on nursing and its future

• Human resources management in hospitals

• Leadership styles within ER management

• Leadership within rural practices

• Methods of enhancing staff relations in health care

• Nursing education for nurse leadership

• Pathways from nursing to physicians

• Remote care in the future of nursing