CH. 5 NUR 102.001 Flashcards
CH. 5 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP)
problem-solving approach to clinical practice that combines deliberate & systematic use of best evidence in combination w/ expertise, resources & patient’s preferences/values
CH. 5 PICOT QUESTION
assists you in finding the right evidence to answer the question w/ some certainty
CH. 5 PEER-REVIEWED
reviewed for accuracy, validity, rigor & approved for publication by experts before it’s published
CH. 5 HYPOTHESES
predictions made about the relationships/ differences among study
CH. 5 VARIABLES
concepts/traits that vary within or among subjects
CH. 5 NURSING RESEARCH
way to identity new knowledge, improve professional education/practice & use nursing & health care resources
CH. 5 SCIENTIFIC METHOD
foundation of research & the most reliable & objective of all methods of gaining knowledge
CH. 5 VALIDITY
CH. 5 RELIABILITY
CH. 5 GENERALIZABILITY
CH. 5 BIAS
CH. 5 EMPIRICAL DATA
CH. 5 HISTORICAL RESEARCH
studies designed to establish facts & relationships concerning past events
CH. 5 EXPLANATORY RESEARCH
initial study designed to develop/refine the dimensions of phenomena
CH. 5 EVALUATION RESEARCH
study that tests how well a program/policy is working
CH. 5 DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
study that measures characteristics of people/situations & the frequency w/ which certain events occur
CH. 5 EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
study in which the investigator controls the study variable & randomly assigns subjects to different conditions to test the variable
CH. 5 CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH
study that explores the interrelationships among variables of interest w/out any active intervention by the researcher
CH. 5 QUANTITATIVE NURSING RESEARCH
CH. 5 EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
controls conditions to eliminate bias w/ the goal of generalizing the results of the study to similar groups of subjects
CH. 5 SAMPLING ERROR
CH. 5 EVALUATION RESEARCH
form of quantitative research that determines how well a program/policy is working
CH. 5 QUALITATIVE NURSING RESEARCH
describes info obtains in a nonnumerical form
CH. 5 INDUCTIVE REASONING
develop generalizations from a specific observation
CH. 5 RESEARCH PROCESS
series of steps that allow a researcher to move from asking the question to finding the answer
CH. 5 INFORMED CONSENT
CH. 5 CONFIDENTIALITY
any info an individual provides will not be reported in any manner that identifies them
CH. 5 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT (PI)
approach for the analysis of health care related process
CH. 5 SENTINEL EVENT
unexpected occurrence involving death/injury of a patient
CH. 5 ACTIVE ERRORS
the acts that personnel perform
CH. 5 LATENT ERRORS
the organization or steps of the process
