Referencing Styles : APA Outline the issue you have identified as a research topic in a brief paragraph. o Explain why this issue is important and why there should be nursing inquiry or research related do it. You will need to use your references (i.e., evidence)to support or justify the issue or concern proposed for study • Research Proposal: Try to identify a research purpose or question for the research proposal. Examples of research questions: Is there a relationship between caregiver burden and elder abuse? What is it like for the patient when an error in made in his/her cancer treatment? What percentage of nurses use research best practice guidelines on a regular basis