GRIISIQ was created in recognition of major transformations in the healthcare system that require innovative changes in nursing-care practices in order to meet the increasingly complex health needs of the public.

• Changes in demographics, healthcare policy and the economy, as well as the growing use of technology, all demand that ground-breaking nursing interventions be adjusted to reflect these new realities, and that their efficiency and effectiveness be evaluated accordingly.
• These differences mean that nursing interventions must be redesigned and evaluated to better meet today's needs.
• The use of solid, appropriate research designs will make it possible to develop reliable, original interventions and test their efficacy.

Given the glaring lack of nursing researchers and developments in the approach to nursing research, which to date has been primarily descriptive or exploratory in nature, it is vital that nurses be trained to conduct advanced research so that interventions are even more effective and transferable.