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| Systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methds to answer questions and solve problems |
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| Systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to the nursing profession, including nursing practice, education, administration, and informatics |
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| Clinical Nursing Research |
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| 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) |
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| The use of best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions, and such evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other health care professionals. |
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| National Institute of Nursing Reseach (NINR) |
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| put nursing research more into the mainstream of research activities |
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| A rigorous and systematic synthesis of research findings on a research question |
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| Trends for the 21st century for nursing research |
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1. Heightened focus on EBP
2. Stronger ebidence base through more rigorous methods and multiple, confirmatory strategies
3. Greater emphasis on systematic reviews
4. Strengthening of multidisciplinary collaboration
5. Expanded dissemination of research findings
6. Increasing the visibility of nursing research
7. Increased focus on cultural issues and health disparities
8. Expanded local research in health care settings
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| Global nursing Priorities (10) |
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1. Health Promotion and disease prevention
2. promotion of health of vulnerable and marginalized communities
3. Patient safety
4. Development of EBP and translational research
5. Promotion of the health and well-being of older people
6. Patient-ventered care and care coordination
7. Pallative and end-of-life care
8. Care implications of genetic testing and therapeutics
9. Capacity development of nurse researchers
10. nurses working environments |
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| Process of developing generalizations from specific observations... ex. observing the anxious behaviour of hospitalized children en conclude that in general seperation from their parents is stressful |
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| Process of developing specific predictions from general principles... Ex. seperation anxiety that occurs in children, thne we might predict that children in a local hospital whose parents do not room-in will manifest symptoms of stress |
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| Provide information on rates of something and can serve as a guide in evaluating clinical practices |
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| Quality Improvement and Risk Data |
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ex. med error reports
Used to assess practices and determine the need for practice changes |
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| World view, a general perspective on the complexitie of the real world |
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| Reflection of a broader cultural phenomeno that emphasizes the rational and the scientific. |
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| The positivists belief that phenomena are not haphazard or random, but rather have antecedent causes |
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| Naturalistic Paradigm/ Construcitvist paradigm |
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| Reality is multiple and subjective, mentally constructed by individuals |
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| Techniques researchers use to structure a study and to gather and analyze information relevant to the research question. Typically focuses on differences between quantitative research, and qualitative research. |
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| Entails a set of orderly, disciplined procedures used to acquire information. |
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