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Introduction in Research Flashcards

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What is the French word of to seek or search?

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Cerchier

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What does prefix re mean?

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Again

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What is the general meaning of research?

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To search again
To understand what is already known
Find the broader meaning or a better way

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Define research

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Systematic study or investigation of something for the purpose of answering an inquiry or finding solutions to problems.
(Parel, Treece and Treece)

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How is research an iterative process?

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Prototype - share - get feedback - refine

The sequence of tasks is executed multiple times (repeated) until the desired result is achieved.

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What is the evolution of nursing research?

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18th - no record
19th - START: Nursing Education & Administration (Stolley, 2000)
20th - Effectiveness of Care; Health promotion; Disease prevention; New Technologies (Wright, 2019)
21st - Nursing roles - in various disciplines (Watson, 2017)*
22nd - Challenges

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Research in the Philippines at 19th century?

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19th Century
Prior to 1960
Mostly- Nursing Administration (51%),
Nursing education (33%)
Patient care (13%)
Mid 60’s Teaching of research was integrated in
nursing curriculum
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What is the purpose of research?

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  1. Discover new facts or phenomena.
  2. Find answers to problems that are partially solved by existing information.
    Example: breakthroughs in cancer detection and treatment
  3. Provide a basis for decision-making (business, education, government, etc.)
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What is an evidence-based practice?

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  1. Seek to establish the scientific base of nursing (database)
  2. Allows nurses to implement most up-to-date, research-tested, and high-quality patient care
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What is the goal of EBP?

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Improve nursing practice

Improve Patient Care

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What does clinical expertise include?

- component of EBP

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Clinician’s Cumulated

  • experience
  • education
  • clinical skills
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What does the best research evidence include?

- component of EBP

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  • Clinically relevant research

- conducted using sound methodology

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What do the patient values and preferences include?

- component of EBP

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personal preference
unique concerns
expectations
values

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What is basic research

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Advancement of knowledge

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What is applied research?

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Advancement of technology

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What are the goals of research?

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Research creates new knowledge and technology leading to improve practice and delivery of services, therefore, there is better health

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What are the four principles of research?

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A. Systematic
B. Rigid Control
C. Objectivity
D. Rigorous Standard

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Research is systematic. What does systematic mean?

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The process is broken up into clear steps that lead to conclusions.

19
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Research is organized. What does organized mean?

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Planned structure or method used to reach the conclusion.

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What are the phases of research?

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  1. Conceptual
  2. Design and planning
  3. Empirical
  4. Analysis
21
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Clinical development is a three-phase process.
Phase I: small groups of people receive the trial vaccine.
Phase II: vaccine given to people who have characteristics (such as age and
physical health) similar to those for whom the new vaccine is intended.
Phase III: vaccine is given to thousands of people and tested for efficacy
and safety.

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Phasing example

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What is objectivity?

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  • remaining distanced from what is studied, and uninfluenced by emotions and personal prejudices of the researcher.
  • Judgement based on observable phenomena
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What is the rigorous standard?

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Striving for excellence in research. Involves:
 Adherence to detail
 Strict accuracy!
 Uses precise measurement tools
(Statistical analysis)
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What is rigid control?

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 Ensure results that reflect true relationship among variables (Example: dose and frequency of treatment)
 Example: Control group of test subjects is left untreated in order to provide a standard of comparison to the experimental group.

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Comparison of results

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Necessary to determine if intervention affected the material

26
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In summary, what is research?

A

Systematic study/investigation to find answers to

inquiry/problem

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What is the research purpose?

A

Discovery of new facts

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What does EBP allow?

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Allows nurses to implement most up-to-date, research tested,

and high-quality patient care.

Level III: NCM 111 - Nursing Research 1 (4 decks)

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