A nursing research paper is a form of extended essay that students write on a topic that they choose and perform independent research to support or oppose it.

A nursing research paper is an extensive academic paper that a student writes using the findings of independent research on a given topic. The paper carries interpretation, argument or evaluation by the students. It is one of the most time-consuming papers as it takes much research, citing and referencing at the end of writing.

A nursing assignment is a paper that students write outside their classroom time. Lecturers assign it for students to increase their knowledge and enhance technical skills when researching. At the end of writing lecturers read the assignment papers to determine the success of the students and grade the papers appropriately.

A nursing assignment is a task that nursing instructors assign to their students for them to complete outside their classroom hours.