In a two-part series, a proposal for research which integrales practical, technical, and political judgment is presented. Such research is called 8–4 research and is opposed to psetidotechnical research. 8–4 research is discussed as an advance over more current nursing research preoccupations. In Part I it is proposed that nursing research should be considered in terms of payoff not merely promise for nursing, that 8–4 research is a suitable paradigm for all nursing research, and that nursing research is a suitable preoccupation for any and all nursing personnel. In Part II eight points of encounter—as between 8–4 research and pseudotechnical research—pertinent to designing nursing research are given. A conception of design is proposed that displays the role of conation, drive, or intent in any designed research.