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Nursing Research
Ch. 1
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Nursing
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06/03/2011

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Nursing research
Definition
a systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to teh nursing profession, including nursing practice, education, administration, and informatics
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Clinical nursing research
Definition
research designed to guide nursing practice and to improve the health and quality of life of nurses' clients
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Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Definition
the use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions, and such evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other healthcare professionals
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Evidence hierarchies
Definition
acknowledge that certain types of evidence are superior to others
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Inductive reasoning
Definition
the process of developing generalizations from specific observations
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Deductive reasoning
Definition
the process of developing specific predictions from general principles
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Bench-marking data
Definition
provides information on such issues as the rates of using various procedures, and can serve as a guide in evaluating clinical practices
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Quality improvement and risk data
(e.g. medication error reports)
Definition
can be used to assess practices and determin the need for practice changes
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Paradigm
Definition
a general perspective on the complexities of the real world
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Positivism
Definition
the paradigm that has dominated nursing research for decades; a reflection of a broader cultural phenomenon (modernism) that emphasizes the rational and the scientific
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assumption
Definition
a principle that is believed to be true without proof or verification
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determinism
Definition
refers to the positivists' belief that phenomena (observable facts and events) are not haphazard or random, but rather have antecedent causes
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Positivist paradigm
Definition
research activity is directed at understanding the underlying causes of natural phenomena
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Naturalistic paradigm
Definition
represents a major alternative system for conducting disciplined research in nursing
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Research methods
Definition
the techniques researchers use to structure a study and to gather and analyze information relevant to the research question
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Quantitative research
Definition
most closely allied with the positivist tradition
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Qualitative research
Definition
associated with naturalistic inquiry
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Scientific method
Definition
a set of orderly, disciplined procedures used to acquire information
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Empirical evidence
Definition
evidence that is rooted in objective reality and gathered directly or indirectly through the senses rather than through personal beliefs or hunches
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Quantitative data
Definition
numeric information that results from some type of formal measurement and that is analyzed with statistical procedures
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Generalizability
Definition
the ability to generalize research findings to individuals other than those who participated in the study
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Qualitative data
Definition
materials that are narrative and subjective
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Basic research
Definition
undertaken to extend the base of knowledge in a discipline
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Applied research
Definition
focuses on finding solutions to existing problems
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Cause-probing
Definition
studies that are designed to illuminate the underlying causes of phenomena
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Intervention research
Definition
can involve interventions for both treating and preventing health problems and adverse outcomes; plays a critical role in EBP
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