Chapter 1 Discovering the World of Nursing Flashcards
What is the diligent, systematic inquiry or investigation to generate new knowledge and refine knowledge by incorporating new research findings.
Research
What is the type of research that can be directly implemented into clinical practice.
Applied(practical) research
What is research that is not immediately applicable to practice
Basic (bench) research
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
Nursing Research
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
Concrete thinking
What is the concept towards the development of an idea without application to or association with a particular instance.
Abstract thinking
This type of thinking is required to identify researchable problems, select study frameworks, design studies and interpret findings
Abstract thought
This type of thinking is required when following a detailed plan of data collection and analysis
Construct thought
What is the process of turning your attention inward toward your own thoughts
Introspection
What is understanding without a rationale
Intuition
What is processing ideas organizing insights and drawing inferences from evidence
Reasoning
__ Is a science that involves valid ways of relating ideas to promote understanding
Logic
What is used to dissect components of a situation or conclusion, examine each carefully and analyze relationships among the parts
Logical reasoning
What type of reasoning moves from the specific to the general
Inductive reasoning
What type of thinking moves from the general to the specific
Deductive reasoning
What is a statement that predicts characteristics of specific instances
A premise
What involves identifying a problem and the factors influencing it, selecting solutions to the problem and resolving the problem
Problematic reasoning
What is the identification of and discrimination among many viewpoints
Operational reasoning
What is the process of looking at situations in a holistic way
Dialectical reasoning
What is when individuals with different perspectives reason together to develop a coordinated plan of action
Collaborative reasoning
What is the world you experience through your senses
The empirical world
What are the three major concepts of evidence based practice
Best research evidence
Clinical expertise
Patient needs and values
What is the empirical knowledge generated from the synthesis of quality study findings to address a practice problem
Best research evidence
The knowledge and skills of the healthcare professional providing care
Clinical expertise
What is a coherent comprehensive body of knowledge that has been developed rigorously and systematically
Science
What is a scientific representation of reality that includes concepts and relationships among concepts
Theory
What is a complex multifaceted concepts that is expected to be an accurate reflection of reality
Knowledge
What is a person who because of his or her expertise and power can influence opinion and behaviour
Authority
What is a broad and global explanation of the world
Philosophy
What involves observing and documenting a phenomenon inanimate in essence providing a snapshot of reality
Description
What clarifies the relationships among concepts or variables with the goal of understanding how they work with each other
Explanation
What is estimating the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation
Prediction
