exam i: in class review Flashcards
research
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evidence based practice
integration of best research evidence with clinical evidence and the patient’s need
nursing research
scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and also can generate new knowledge
first example of nursing research
case study
types of qualitative study
phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnographic, historical
QSEN
the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitude statements for each of the competencies for nurses and recommended strategies for incorporating the competencies into nursing education
first nurse researcher
florence nightingale
characteristics of quantitative study
descriptive, correlational, quasi, experimental
meta-analysis
pooling of results from many studies
systematic review
comprehensive written eval of prior research studies
meta analysis is _______ and meta synthesis is _____
analysis = quantitative
synthesis = qualitative
what level of nursing does it take to appraise studies and help with data collection
BSN
research purpose
clear, concise statement of research goal or focus of a study
what is the weakest level of evidence
expert opinions
expertise, money, availability of subjects
determines the feasibility of study