Embracing Nursing Research toward Quality Patient Care

Abstract

The patient’s outcome is the most essential aspect of nursing professionals. Every patient must receive current and proven treatments to achieve quality patient care. The nursing profession nowadays emphasizes the importance of applying evidence-based practices. This special issue provides a platform and is an opportune time to strengthen the existing relationship and network as well as to establish a new set of networking and to obtain as much knowledge and insights in the field of nursing, especially in Malaysia.

With the theme, Embracing Nursing Research towards Quality of Care, this special issue will provide a platform for a better understanding of the development and advancement in the nursing area. This platform should also be a foundation for identifying potential opportunities so that plans and future arrangements on the way forward of nursing services can be mapped. Unlike traditional notions, where the field of nursing is only associated with health care activities and the welfare of patients, today's world gives many opportunities and space to medical practitioners, especially those involved in the field of nursing, to improve themselves professionally so that better quality services can be provided to customers, i.e., patients including caregivers. The world of medicine, like many other fields, changes as time and technology progress. Therefore, it is crucial for medical practitioners, including nurses, to have an open mind to improve the existing situation by providing good services and using the latest treatment methods.