Lecture 1: Ch 1 Flashcards

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research

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systematic inquiry that validates and refines existing knowledge, and developing new ones

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nursing research

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scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge regarding nursing practice

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what is EBP?

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clinical nursing practice that promotes quality, safe, and cost-effective outcomes

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what is the goal of AACN regarding nursing research?

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ensure effective research enterprise

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how is an effective research enterprise secured?

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1) create research culture
2) provide educational programs to prepare a workforce of nurse scientists
3) develop sound research infrastructure
4) obtain sufficient funding

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with who did nursing research evolve?

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Florence Nightingale (19th century)

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characteristics of empirical knowledge

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data-driven and objective

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characteristics of quantitative research

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uses large numbers, surveys, data, questionnaires, and positivism

deductive reasoning

closed questions

tests theories

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positivist philosohpy

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all genuine knowledge is true by definition

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characteristics of qualitative research

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use of words, small sample, focus groups, in-depth analysis

open-ended questions

develops theory

inductive reasoning

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what is Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)?

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an initiative focused on developing the requisite statements for each of the competencies for prelicensure and graduate education

(i.e. EBP competency)

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what is the Joint Commission’s contribution to Nursing Research?

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revised policies to support evidence-based care

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how is knowledge defined?

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essential information that is acquired in a variety of ways

it is expected to be an accurate reflection of reality that is used to direct a person’s action

people act on what they know

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inductive reasoning

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reasoning that moves from a specific knowledge to the general theory

(induces new theories that stem from specific scenarios)

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deductive reasoning

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formation of a general theory to a particular situation or conclusion

(deduction to specifics)

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example of inductive reasoning

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a patient starts having dyspnea after administering narcotics –> narcotics cause respiratory depression

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example of deductive reasoning

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knowing that narcotics cause respiratory depression –> a patient will have that side effect when they take it

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types of qualitative research

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1) phenomenological research
2) grounded theory
3) ethnographic research
4) exploratory-descriptive research
5) historical research

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phenomenological research

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an inductive research approach used to describe an experience as it is lived by an individual

(i.e. lived experience of chronic pain)

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grounded theory

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an inductive research technique used to formulate, test, and refine a theory about a particular phenomenon

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ethnographic research

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investigates cultures through an in-depth study of the members of that culture

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what is the role of BSN nurses in research?

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they critique studies, conduct EBP with guidance, and assist in research

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what are the goals of conducting research?

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devise a description of the problem, explanation of its cause, prediction of its patterns, and a control that draws the outcome

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what are the strategies for synthesizing research?

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1) systematic review
2) meta-analysis
3) meta-synthesis
4) mixed-methods

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systematic review
identify, select, critically appraise, and synthesize research evidence
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meta-analysis
determines the effect of an intervention by pooling the results from several previous studies using *statistical analysis*
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meta-synthesis
compilation and integration of qualitative studies
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mixed-methods
synthesis of findings form independent studies conducted with a variety of methods
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acquiring knowledge in nursing involves:
1) traditions 2) authority 3) borrowing 4) trial and error 5) personal experience 6) role modeling 7) intuition 8) reasoning
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traditions (acquiring knowledge)
nursing units are frequently organized according to set rules or traditions
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authority (acquiring knowledge)
nurses who publish articles and books or develop theories are regarded with authority
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borrowing (acquiring knowledge)
part of nursing knowledge has been borrowed from other healthcare disciplines
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trial and error (acquiring knowledge)
an approach with unknown outcomes, used in situations of uncertainty
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personal experience (acquiring knowledge)
gaining knowledge by being personally involved in an event
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role modeling (acquiring knowledge)
learning by imitating the behaviors of an expert
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define intuition
having insight or understanding of a situation as a whole without having any logical explanation
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define reasoning
the process and organization of ideas to reach conclusions it is recognized that more evidence is needed for making changes in practice
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elements of inductive reasoning
information, pattern, tentative hypothesis, theory
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elements of deductive reasoning
theory, hypothesis, observation, confirmation