looking widely at other disciplines, with the development of science and technology,
research methods in various fields of life and natural sciences such as molecular
biology, genetic engineering, and information science have rapidly developed.
These technologies have been applied as effective research tools in various academic
fields and have directly and indirectly contributed to the development and improvement of medical care. The authors focused on the current state of application of these
technologies in nursing science. However, the elucidation of the pathological conditions caused by human life targeted by nursing science and the mechanism of
indirect symptoms and signs caused by disease were not dealt with in other disciplines. As a result, the development of technologies and equipment required for
nursing has been delayed, and patients have been inconvenienced. Therefore, we
believe that the enhancement of basic research in nursing science will lead to the
development of academic fields and the improvement of science, and we are
working on the creation of an academic system in collaboration with
multidisciplinary researchers.
Figure 1 shows the concept of bioengineering nursing based on the translational
flow of related information and knowledge. This figure begins with a detailed
depiction of the various clinical questions and problems that nurses encounter.
What nursing focuses on most importantly and is good at is understanding the
phenomena that occur in the clinical setting. It is clear that any state-of-the-art
technology will not produce any benefit if its target is incorrectly identified.
Research methodologies to clarify clinical questions are already being established
in the research area of nursing, and have successfully incorporated epidemiological
and qualitative research methodologies. We think that conventional nursing
research, even if it clarified the question, did not elucidate why it would occur, or
in medical terms, what its pathophysiological mechanism was. This has led to a
delay in the development of new technologies and equipment in the field of nursing.
Therefore, in translational research in nursing, we focus on the elucidation of the
pathophysiological mechanism as the next stage. Here, we will try to elucidate the
pathophysiological condition at the cellular level using the above-mentioned natural
science approach, and further verify the mechanism through animal experiments.
Elucidating mechanism
Objective measurement
and product
development
Noninvasive
Real-time
Relationsh
ip
Extraction of
the clinical
need
Evaluation of
the product
Nursing Biology
Nursing Engineering
Nursing translational research
Clinical field
Fig. 1 Bioengineering nursing framework
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research methods in various fields of life and natural sciences such as molecular
biology, genetic engineering, and information science have rapidly developed.
These technologies have been applied as effective research tools in various academic
fields and have directly and indirectly contributed to the development and improvement of medical care. The authors focused on the current state of application of these
technologies in nursing science. However, the elucidation of the pathological conditions caused by human life targeted by nursing science and the mechanism of
indirect symptoms and signs caused by disease were not dealt with in other disciplines. As a result, the development of technologies and equipment required for
nursing has been delayed, and patients have been inconvenienced. Therefore, we
believe that the enhancement of basic research in nursing science will lead to the
development of academic fields and the improvement of science, and we are
working on the creation of an academic system in collaboration with
multidisciplinary researchers.
Figure 1 shows the concept of bioengineering nursing based on the translational
flow of related information and knowledge. This figure begins with a detailed
depiction of the various clinical questions and problems that nurses encounter.
What nursing focuses on most importantly and is good at is understanding the
phenomena that occur in the clinical setting. It is clear that any state-of-the-art
technology will not produce any benefit if its target is incorrectly identified.
Research methodologies to clarify clinical questions are already being established
in the research area of nursing, and have successfully incorporated epidemiological
and qualitative research methodologies. We think that conventional nursing
research, even if it clarified the question, did not elucidate why it would occur, or
in medical terms, what its pathophysiological mechanism was. This has led to a
delay in the development of new technologies and equipment in the field of nursing.
Therefore, in translational research in nursing, we focus on the elucidation of the
pathophysiological mechanism as the next stage. Here, we will try to elucidate the
pathophysiological condition at the cellular level using the above-mentioned natural
science approach, and further verify the mechanism through animal experiments.
Elucidating mechanism
Objective measurement
and product
development
Noninvasive
Real-time
Relationsh
ip
Extraction of
the clinical
need
Evaluation of
the product
Nursing Biology
Nursing Engineering
Nursing translational research
Clinical field
Fig. 1 Bioengineering nursing framework
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