title: Embedding Research in Undergraduate Learning Opportunities.
abstract: As a means of promoting scholarship, faculty are increasingly including undergraduate nursing students as team members in faculty-led research projects. Research involvement is a high-impact educational practice that enhances student engagement and retention rates and enables the reflection and integration of learning. The purpose of this article is to describe the benefits and innovative ways of directly involving undergraduate nursing students in faculty-guided research projects. Case examples from four non-research-intensive nursing programs are presented to illustrate the benefits of undergraduate student research involvement to students, faculty, their communities, as well as the nursing profession. Student assistance in all phases of the research process, ranging from research question generation, literature reviews, methods development, and data collection and analysis, to presentations and manuscript publication, motivates and helps faculty progress with their research programs. Benefits also include the creation of effective learning experiences that build nursing knowledge and potentially contribute to community health.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA jansenda@uwec.edu.
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA.
authors.forename: Rosemary A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jadack
authors.affiliation: Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Adejoke B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ayoola
authors.affiliation: Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Mary M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Doornbos
authors.affiliation: Hope College, Holland, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA.
authors.forename: Susan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Moch
authors.affiliation: Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Gail D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Wegner
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education*; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000639:trends; D013338:Students, Nursing
keywords: baccalaureate nursing education; faculty scholarship; nursing research; nursing students; undergraduate research