Lecture 1: Ch 1

Question 1

research

Answer 1

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

Question 2

nursing research

Answer 2

scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge regarding nursing practice

Question 3

what is EBP?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

what is the goal of AACN regarding nursing research?

Answer 4

ensure effective research enterprise

Question 5

how is an effective research enterprise secured?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

with who did nursing research evolve?

Answer 6

Florence Nightingale (19th century)

Question 7

characteristics of empirical knowledge

Answer 7

data-driven and objective

Question 8

characteristics of quantitative research

Answer 8

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

deductive reasoning

closed questions

tests theories

Question 9

positivist philosohpy

Answer 9

all genuine knowledge is true by definition

Question 10

characteristics of qualitative research

Answer 10

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

open-ended questions

develops theory

inductive reasoning

Question 11

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

Answer 11

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

(i.e. EBP competency)

Question 12

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

Answer 12

revised policies to support evidence-based care

Question 13

how is knowledge defined?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

inductive reasoning

Answer 14

reasoning that moves from a specific knowledge to the general theory

(induces new theories that stem from specific scenarios)

Question 15

deductive reasoning

Answer 15

formation of a general theory to a particular situation or conclusion

(deduction to specifics)

Question 16

example of inductive reasoning

Answer 16

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

Question 17

example of deductive reasoning

Answer 17

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

Question 18

types of qualitative research

Answer 18

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

Question 19

phenomenological research

Answer 19

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

(i.e. lived experience of chronic pain)

Question 20

grounded theory

Answer 20

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

Question 21

ethnographic research

Answer 21

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

Question 22

what is the role of BSN nurses in research?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

what are the goals of conducting research?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

what are the strategies for synthesizing research?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

systematic review

Answer 25

identify, select, critically appraise, and synthesize research evidence

Question 26

meta-analysis

Answer 26

determines the effect of an intervention by pooling the results from several previous studies using statistical analysis

Question 27

meta-synthesis

Answer 27

compilation and integration of qualitative studies

Question 28

mixed-methods

Answer 28

synthesis of findings form independent studies conducted with a variety of methods

Question 29

acquiring knowledge in nursing involves:

Answer 29

1) traditions
2) authority
3) borrowing
4) trial and error
5) personal experience
6) role modeling
7) intuition
8) reasoning

Question 30

traditions
(acquiring knowledge)

Answer 30

nursing units are frequently organized according to set rules or traditions

Question 31

authority
(acquiring knowledge)

Answer 31

nurses who publish articles and books or develop theories are regarded with authority

Question 32

borrowing
(acquiring knowledge)

Answer 32

part of nursing knowledge has been borrowed from other healthcare disciplines

Question 33

trial and error
(acquiring knowledge)

Answer 33

an approach with unknown outcomes, used in situations of uncertainty

Question 34

personal experience
(acquiring knowledge)

Answer 34

gaining knowledge by being personally involved in an event

Question 35

role modeling
(acquiring knowledge)

Answer 35

learning by imitating the behaviors of an expert

Question 36

define intuition

Answer 36

having insight or understanding of a situation as a whole without having any logical explanation

Question 37

define reasoning

Answer 37

the process and organization of ideas to reach conclusions

it is recognized that more evidence is needed for making changes in practice

Question 38

elements of inductive reasoning

Answer 38

information, pattern, tentative hypothesis, theory

Question 39

elements of deductive reasoning

Answer 39

theory, hypothesis, observation, confirmation