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CNUR 801 Research for Nurse Practitioners > Chapter 1 Discovering the World of Nursing > Flashcards

Chapter 1 Discovering the World of Nursing Flashcards

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What is the diligent, systematic inquiry or investigation to generate new knowledge and refine knowledge by incorporating new research findings.

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Research

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What is the type of research that can be directly implemented into clinical practice.

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Applied(practical) research

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What is research that is not immediately applicable to practice

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Basic (bench) research

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What is a scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences the delivery of evidenced based research

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Nursing Research

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What is the descriptor of thinking that is orientated toward and limited by tangible things or by events that we experience objectively through our senses

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Concrete thinking

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What is the concept towards the development of an idea without application to or association with a particular instance.

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Abstract thinking

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This type of thinking is required to identify researchable problems, select study frameworks, design studies and interpret findings

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Abstract thought

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This type of thinking is required when following a detailed plan of data collection and analysis

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Construct thought

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What is the process of turning your attention inward toward your own thoughts

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Introspection

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10
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What is understanding without a rationale

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Intuition

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What is processing ideas organizing insights and drawing inferences from evidence

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Reasoning

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__ Is a science that involves valid ways of relating ideas to promote understanding

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Logic

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What is used to dissect components of a situation or conclusion, examine each carefully and analyze relationships among the parts

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Logical reasoning

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What type of reasoning moves from the specific to the general

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Inductive reasoning

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What type of thinking moves from the general to the specific

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Deductive reasoning

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What is predicting characteristics of specific instances

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A premise

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What involves identifying a problem and the factors influencing it, selecting solutions to the problem and resolving the problem

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Problematic reasoning

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What is the identification of and discrimination among many viewpoints

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Operational reasoning

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What is the process of looking at situations in a holistic way

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Dialectical reasoning

20
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What is when individuals with different perspectives reason together to develop a coordinated plan of action

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Collaborative reasoning

21
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What is the world you experience through your senses

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The empirical world

22
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What are the three major concepts of evidence based practice

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Best research evidence
Clinical expertise
Patient needs and values

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What is the empirical knowledge generated from the synthesis of quality study findings to address a practice problem

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Best research evidence

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The knowledge and skills of the healthcare professional providing care

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Clinical expertise

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What is a coherent comprehensive body of knowledge that has been developed rigorously and systematically

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Science

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What is a scientific representation of reality that includes concepts and relationships among concepts

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Theory

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What is a complex multifaceted concepts that is expected to be an accurate reflection of reality

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Knowledge

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What is a person who because of his or her expertise and power can influence opinion and behaviour

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Authority

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What is a broad and global explanation of the world

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Philosophy

30
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What involves observing and documenting a phenomenon inanimate in essence providing a snapshot of reality

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Description

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What clarifies the relationships among concepts or variables with the goal of understanding how they work with each other

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Explanation

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What is estimating the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation

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Prediction

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