Nursing Research Topic Ideas

Nursing Research Topic Ideas

100 Nursing Research Topics

Child Nursing

1. Effects of music therapy  in pain relief on children during phlebotomy.
2. Interventions in 11 to 16 year olds in supporting suboptimal diabetes control.
3. Use of legitimate opioid in children may lead to opioid abuse in some  adolescent?
4. Breast feeding could reduce risk of childhood Leukemia.
5. Nail clipping and hand washing in school going children does it reduce risk of intestinal parasites?
6. Does being overweight in infancy predicts being overweight in childhood and adolescence?
7. Effects of continence in children.
8. What is the cause of child mortality under 14 years in the UK?
9. New treatment approaches on Autism Spectrum Disorder.
10. Maturity onset diabetes of the young. Is it in the gene?

Adult Nursing

1. Does the new drug which  treat prostate symptoms associated with risk of falls?
2. Abdominal massage may decrease gastric residual volumes in critically ill patients.
3. Rehabilitation of brain injuries. Discuss mirror therapy.
4. Are disposable pressure cuffs a safer option?
5. Does screening of sepsis improve the outcome of seriously infected adult patients.
6. Discuss harms versus benefits of antipsychotics in the prevention of delirium.
7. Cardiovascular risk scores in relation to age and gender.
8. The role of self care management in sickle cell adult patients.
9. Relationship between cancer related fatigue and depression.
10. Identification of novel genes in development of brain disorders.

Women Health Nursing Research Topic Ideas

1. Discuss the sleep deprivation , inflammatory markers and sexual dysfunction in female veterans.
2. Perceived barriers to breast cancer screening in third world countries.
3. Lesbians health and HIV.
4. Untreated celiac disease and risk of infertility.
5. Discuss latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome.
6. Acne prevention and treatment in women.
7. Breastfeeding HIV and exposure.
8. What factors alter breast milk content?
9. Discuss the increased risk factors of osteoporosis in women.
10. Are women likely to die of a heart attack than men?

Midwifery

1. Water birth; Is it the idealized type of birth?
2. Challenges of women of size and childbirth.
3. The moon effect on labor, superstition or their are facts behind it?
4. Utilization of family planning methods in Africa.
5. Skin to skin contact by fathers and the impact on infant growth.
6. Discuss the quality of life of a newborn and low gestational weight of the mother.
7. Principles of physiological breech practice.
8. How can maternity care be improved for women with opioid use disorder.
9. Risk factors persistent anxiety and transient during pregnancy.
10. What are the best school based interventions to prevent pregnancy, HIV and STI in adolescent.

Nursing Issues

1. Strategies for better emotional health for nurses.
2. Current factors to consider to provide quality nursing care.
3. Healthy nurses; They take care of others who takes care of them. Discuss how to take better care of self.
4. Challenges and solutions for not contracting infectious diseases.
5. Telehealth; Will it usurp the role of the traditional nurse?
6. Does inadequate nurse  staffing increase risk for patients?
7. Discuss possibilities of a nurse extensivist.
8. The role of the nurse in improving the clinical setting.
9. Discuss impact of cultural issues in nursing.
10. Bioscience; Is it a forgotten priority in nursing education?

Pain Management

1. Discuss the changing role of a pain management nurse.
2. Innovative research methods on prevention and management of chronic illness.
3. Effective palliative /end life care interventions.
4. Managing pain in children how far have we come?
5. Discuss one alternative treatment for long term pain.
6. Breakthroughs and advances in understanding factors that  predict non pharmacological interventions for pain relief.
7. Discuss new theoretical and innovative methods of pain assessment.
8. Discuss emerging ethical issues in pain management.
9. Case study of rise in opioid poisoning in pediatric hospitalisation.
10. Effects of cold therapy on pain, a non pharmacological method.

Care of the Older Person Nursing Research Topic Ideas

1. A qualitative study on why nursing home staff should involve relatives on decision of advanced treatment.
2. How has Community Based Social Innovations (CBSIs) improved healthy aging?
3. How can a caregiver identify an abused elderly patient?
4. Does mealtime assistance increase energy and protein intake of hospitalised elderly patients?
5. Discuss the minimum level of geriatric training for nurses, and what can be done to improve the training.
6. Discuss the trend in global health and aging.
7. Are clinical trials in older patients ethical?
8. There is no place like home for growing old. Agree or disagree?
9. Examine change in health care provision for the elderly in your country.
10. Critical issues facing aging seniors.

Nursing Careers

Discuss the type of nursing careers.

1. Ambulatory care nurse
2. Nurse Anaesthesia
3. Case management nurse
4. Critical care nurse
5. Forensic nurse
6. Gastroenterology nurse
7. Holistic nurse
8. Informatics nurse
9. Legal nurse
10. Perioperative nurse

Primary Health Care

1. A case study of patient and family engagement in primary care.
2. How has PBRN (Primary Based Research Networks) changed primary care and dissemination?
3. Ultimate goal is better healthcare for all. Discuss WHO key elements to achieve primary health.
4. What are the behavioural interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing?
5. How well have nurses been prepared for primary health care in your country?

Health Promotion

1. What is the effect of e cigarette? Does it increase quit attempts?
2. Does behavioral counselling improve physiological outcome  in those with cardiovascular risk factors.
3. Pharmacovigilance in public health .
4. Discuss theoretical and conceptual innovation in health promotion today.
5. Accessibility to health care for the LGBTQ community.

Mental Health Nursing Research Topic Ideas

1. Behavior analysis in pediatric primary care.
2. Understanding and eliminating health disparities.
3. Psychology of sexual orientation and diversity.
4. Psychology of violence; factors and mechanism in enactment of violence.
5. Holistic mental health care discuss alternative treatment and its effectiveness.
6. Technology and the future treatment of mental health.
7. Brain stimulation therapies.
8. Discuss specific mental conditions in women.
9. Psychotherapy as a treatment option. When is it necessary?
10. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder in children.

Nursing Research Topic Ideas