Research 1 Flashcards
Who started nursing research way back
florence nightengale
Research that focuses on actual issues related to practice
clinical nursing research
paradigm
world view
positivist paradigm
It is assumed that there is an objective reality
determinism
an assumption related to the positivist paradigm which says that everything has a cause, it’s not random
constructivist paradigm
reality isn’t a fixed thing; rather it’s what we Think it to be
Quantitative is associated with which paradigm
positivist
empirical evidence
evidence collected with our senses
What does quaN STRIVE for
generalizability
A very important (and broad) distinction that’s within quaN
studies that describe
studies that identify a cause
What is level 1 evidence
systematic review (synthesis and analysis)
An example of a Single Cross-Sectional Study
Survey
Level 3 evidence
Quasi-Experiment
Level 4 evidence
Single Prospective/Cohort study
Level 2 evidence for Meaning/Process questions
Single In-depth quaL study
EBP is the purposeful use of
current evidence to make clinical decisions
EBP de-emphasizes
making decisions based on custom
EBP overlaps with the concept of
RU
EBP and RU both have to do with
using research as the basis for making clinical decisions
The difference between EBP and RU is
RU STARTS with a research-based innovation that gets evaluated for possible use in practice
One of the major underpinnings of EBP
Cochrane Collaboration
Cochrane Collaboration
a respected group that reviews studies
Clinical practice guidelines
combine an appraisal of research evidence with specific recommendation for clinical decisions
RDS may be treated with ___ ___ for endothelial relaxation in neonates. it’s a Vasodilator
Nitric Oxide
Respiratory distress caused by
immature lungs and inadequate levels of surfactant causing lung collapse
Descriptive phenomenology
describing what see, think, feel, etc.
Descriptive phenomenology involves 4 things:
bracketing
intuiting
analyzing
describing
Interpretive phenomenology
Goes beyond just describing, also seeks to Understand
Hermenuetics means ___ and relates to
Understanding, and relates to Interpretive phenomenology