Chapter 1 Flashcards
A type of review in which the peer reviewer is unaware of the author’s identity, so personal influence is avoided.
Blinded
The use of the best scientific evidence, integrated with clinical experience and incorporating patient values and preferences in the practice of professional nursing care.
Evidence-based practice
A guide for nursing practice that is the outcome of an unbiased, exhaustive review of the research literature, combined with clinical expert opinion and evaluation of patient preferences. It is generally developed by a team of experts.
Evidence-based practice guideline
A study that can be confidently generalized to people, places, or situations other than those in the experiment.
External Validity
A formally organized group that meets periodically to share and critique contemporary research in nursing, with a goal of both learning about the research process and finding evidence for practice.
Journal Club
A designation for organizations that have characteristics that make them attractive to nurses as workplaces.
Magnet Status
A federal agency responsible for the support of nursing research by establishing a national research agenda, funding grants and research awards, and providing training.
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
A systematic process used by nurses to identify and address patient problems; includes the stages of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
Nursing process
A systematic process of inquiry that uses rigorous guidelines to produce unbiased, trustworthy answers to questions about nursing practice.
Nursing research
Measurement of the end results of nursing care or other interventions; stated in terms of effects on patients’ physiological condition, satisfaction, or psychosocial health.
Outcomes Measurement
The process of subjecting research to the appraisal of a neutral third party. Common processes of peer review include selecting research for conferences and evaluating research manuscripts for publication.
Peer Review
The individual who is primarily responsible for a research study. The principal investigator is responsible for all elements of the study and is the first author listed on publications or presentations.
Principal investigator
The systematic, data-based monitoring and evaluation of organizational processes with the end goal of continuous improvement. The goal is internal application rather than external generalization.
Quality improvement
An experiment in which subjects are randomly assigned to groups, one of which receives an experimental treatment while another serves as a control group. The experiment has high internal validity so the researcher can draw conclusions regarding the effects of treatments.
Randomized controlled trial
Repeating a specific study in detail on a different sample. When a study has been replicated several times and similar results are found, the evidence can be used with more confidence.
Replication
