exam 1 Flashcards
Nursing Research
scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences nursing practice.
EBP
integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient circumstances and values in the delivery of quality, safe, and cost-effective health care.
Quantitative Research
uses numerical data to obtain information about the world. This research method is used to describe, examine relationships, and determine cause and effect.
Qualitative Research
uses textual data to describe life experiences and elicit their meaning from the perspective of the participants.
Mixed methods research
combines quantitative and qualitative research methods in a single study.
The purposes of research in nursing
description, explanation, prediction, and control of phenomena in practice
Outcomes research
focuses on examining the end results of care, determining the changes needed to improve the health of patients, and evaluating the quality of the healthcare system.
A systematic review
structured, comprehensive synthesis of quantitative studies to determine the best research evidence to address a healthcare question
Meta-analysis
a type of study that statistically combines or pools the results from previous studies into a single quantitative analysis to provide one of the highest levels of evidence for an intervention’s effectiveness
Meta-synthesis
the systematic compilation and integration of qualitative studies in an area to expand understanding and develop a unique interpretation of the findings.
mixed methods research synthesis
the synthesis of findings from individual studies conducted with a variety of methods—quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods
to determine the current knowledge in an area
Informal ways of acquiring knowledge
-Trial and error
-following traditions
-borrowing info from other fields
-personal experience
-intuition
Formal ways of acquiring knowledge
-role modeling
-reasoning
-inductive reason
Inductive Reasoning
moves from specific to general
Deductive Reasoning
moves from general to specific
logical reasoning
process of thinking to draw conclusions
Goal of health informatics
to empower populations, communities, families, and individuals with the opportunity to improve the quality and increase the quantity of their days by maximizing the use of technology in healthcare
Medical error (adverse event)
the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim
usability
a requirement for the success of the system and patient satisfaction
Sources of Medical error
-adverse drug events
-catheter associated UTI’s
-central line infections
-fall injuries
-pressure ulcers
-ventilator associated pneumonia
-wrong site/wrong procedure
-deep vain thrombosis
-misdiagnosis
Experimental research
-controlled manipulation of at least 1 independent variable
-experimental and control groups
-random assignment
-research unit or laboratory
Interventional
Quasi-Experimental Research
-examines cause and effect relationships
-samples are NOT randomly selected
-partially controlled
Interventional
Correlational Research
-looks at the relationship between 2 or more variables
-determine strength and type of relationship
-natural or partially controlled
Non-interventional
Descriptive Research
-explores and describes a phenomena in real-life situations
-new meaning discovered
-natural or partially controlled
Non-interventional
