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Empirical knowing
NSG 230
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
11/03/2011

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Independent Variable
Definition
the variable presumed to cause or influence changes in some other variable
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Dependent variable
Definition
the variable the resarcher wants to understand, explain or predict
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Quantitative
Definition
this method of research gathers empirical (numerical) data in systematic manner
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Qualitative
Definition
the method of research that analyzes narrative data to understand human experience
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Study participants
Definition
people who are being studied are often referred to in both quantitative and qualitative studies
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concepts
Definition
the abstract qualities in which a researcher is interested
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Variable
Definition
a term used primarily in quantitative research, a quality of a person, group, setting or situation that take son different values
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Naturalist paradigm
Definition
a worldview, a way of looking at natural phenomena in which there are multiple interpretation of reality
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data
Definition
pieces of information obtained in the course of study
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Positivism paradigm
Definition
the world view that assumes that there is an orderly reality that can be studied objectively
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Evidence-based
Definition
nurses are increasingly encouraged to develop a practice that is _________-_________
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Inductive
Definition
the process of developing generalizations from specific observations
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deductive
Definition
the process of developing specific predictions from general principals
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operational definition
Definition
the definition of a concept or variable and the procedures by which it will be measured
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conceptual definition
Definition
the abstract or theoretical meaning of the concepts being studied
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What is nursing research?
Definition
Research is systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems
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What makes evidence based practice (EBP) different from other research?
Definition
It incorporates clinical experience, patient input, and other resource information
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What is Research Utilization (RU)?
Definition
use of finding from disciplined research in a practical application that is unrelated to the original research.
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Qualitative research borrows research disciplines
Definition

1) Grounded theory

2) phenomenology

3) ethnography

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Grounded theory
Definition
seeks to describe and understand key social psychological and structural processess that occur in a social setting
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Phenomenology
Definition
focuses on the lived experiences of humans and is an approach to gaining insight into what the life experiences of people are like and what they mean
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Ethnography
Definition
provides framework for studying the meanings, patterns, and lifeways of a culture in a holistic fashion
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What are the phases in a quantitative study?
Definition

1) conceptual

2) planning

3) empirical

4) analytic

5) dissemination

Term

Qualitative Description

Key word: describe the expereince (has to talk to someone)

 

Describes the dimentions, variations, and importance of the phenonena

 

Definition

Quanititave Description

Key word: describe; physiololocal change is measureable

 

Focus on prevalence, incidence, size and measureable attributes.

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