Chapter 5 Flashcards
basic research (pure research)
research designed to generate and refine theory; the findings are often not directly useful in practice.
Applied research (practical research)
research designed to directly influence or improve clinical practice
concept
abstract images (ideas) that are formed as impressions from the environment and organized into symbols of reality.
conceptual framework or model
set of concepts, along with the statements that arrange the concepts into an understandable pattern.
Data
information
Deductive reasoning
cognitive process in which one examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
Evidence-Based practice (EBP)
nursing care provided that is supported by sound scientific rationale
Evidence-Based practice guideline
guidelines written by a panel of experts that synthesize information from multiple studies and recommend best practices to treat patients with a disease, a symptom, or a disability.
Inductive reasoning
cognitive process in which one identifies a specific idea or action and then makes conclusions about general ideas.
Informed consent
Knowledgeable, voluntary permission obtained from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure.
Nursing research
Encompasses both research to improve the care of people in the clinical setting and to study people and the nursing profession, including education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history.
Nursing Theory
Differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices.
philosophy
study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes we use to develop and construct our perceptions of life.
process
series of actions, changes, or functions to bring about a result.
qualitative research
method of research conducted to gain insight by discovering meanings.
quantitative research
research involving the concepts of basic and applied research.
research
process that uses observable and verifiable information (data), collected in a systematic manner, to describe, explain, or predict events.
science
a body of knowledge gained by observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events and occurrences that are perceived in the world.
systematic review
summarized findings from multiple studies of a specific clinical practice question or topic and recommend practice changes and future directions for research; one of the strongest sources of evidence for evidence-based practice.
theory
statement based on observed facts that explains or characterizes a process, an occurrence, or an event, but cannot be proved directly or absolutely as a fact.
