textbook readings Flashcards
Carper (1978)
Described 4 fundamental patterns of knowledge
(1) empirical knowledge
(2) aesthetics
(3) personal knowing
(4) ethics
Research
systematic and rigorous investigation with the aim of answering nursing phenomena
Phenomena
Occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are perceptible by the senses
evidence based practice
incorporation of evidence from research, clinical expertise, and clinical preferences to make decisions about a client
evidence informed practice
involves considering myriad factors that constitute local ways of knowing, indigenous knowledge, culture, religious norms, and clinical judgement
ways of knowing
how we acquire knowledge about the world around us
research
links theory, education and practice
consumer
actively uses and applies research
CNO research competencies
(1) proactively searches for new information
(2) contributes to a culture that supports involvement of research through collaboration
(3) use of critical inquiry to support professional judgement and evidence-informed decision-making to develop health care plans
canadian institute for health research
one of the largest funders of health research
knowledge development process
(1) identify knowledge gaps
(2) knowledge generation
(3) knowledge distribution
(4) knowledge adoption
(5) knowledge review and revision
theoretical/empirical knowledge
scientific knowledge through the development and testing of theories and the observation of reality
- most commonly used in evidenced informed practice
personal knowledge
knowledge that comes from inner experiences and maturation
experiential knowledge
knowledge that comes from repeated exposure to situations that leads to refined ideas and thoughts
ethical knowledge
moral component of knowledge
aesthetic knowledge
expressive, intuitive, and creative aspect of nursing
sociopolitical knowledge
understanding of culture, society, and politics
types of observations for theoretical/empirical knowledge
- speaking with people regarding life experiences
- observing social and cultural interactions
- delivering an intervention and assessing its effects
- surveys and questionnaires
philosophical beliefs
motivating values, concepts, principles, and nature of human knowledge and is the basis of worldview or paradigm
paradigm
represent a set of beliefs and practices shared by communities of researches that guide the knowledge development process
- positivism/post-positivism
- constructivism
- critical theory
ontology
science or study of being or existence and its relationship to nonexistence. creates 2 primary questions
(1) what can said to exist
(2) into what categories can we sort existing things
epistemology
theory of known truth. addresses 3 questions
(1) what is knowledge
(2) how do we know what we know
(3) what is the limitation of knowledge
methodology
principles, rules and procedures that guide the process in which knowledge is acquired (ie. interviews, focus groups, surveys)
aim of inquiry
goals or specific objectives of the search
context
personal, social, and political environment in which phenomenon of interest occurs
values
personal beliefs of the researcher
positivism
suggests that a material world exists and that things can be sensed (touched, heard, etc)
post-positivism
emphasizes that our observations cannot always be relied upon since that are subject to error and human bias
constructivism
suggests reality and the way we understand the world is largely dependent on our perception
critical social theorists
suggests that reality and our understanding of reality is constructed by the people with the most power at a particular point in history
critical social thought
emphasizes that health and other aspects of reality are shaped by numerous social, political, economic, and cultural factors
qualitative research
systematic, interactive, and subjective research method used to describe and give meaning to life experiences
theoretical framework (quantitative)
provide a discipline specific cause and effect explanation for a phenomenon (ex. social determinants of health)
methodological framework (qualitative)
identifies principles, rules and procedures that guide the process through which knowledge is aquired
theory
set of interrelated concepts that provides systematic view of a phenomenon
inductive reasoning
process of starting with details and moving to a more general picture
deductive reasoning
starting with the general picture and moving to a specific direction for practice and research
model
symbolic representation of a set of concepts that is created to depict relationships
ladder of abstraction
way to gain perspective when reading and thinking about frameworks
worldview > framework > theories > concepts > variables
variables
elements that can be observed through the senses
conceptual definition
coveys general meaning of a concept as it is rooted in theoretical literature
operational defenition
specifies how the concept will be measured
concept
image or symbolic representation of an abstract idea
nuremburg code (1948)
consisted of 10 points that discussed
- informed consent
- research must be good for society
- benefits must outweigh the risks
- participant safety and wellbeing is more important then research
declaration of helsinki (1964)
- research on humans should be based of results of from animal experimentation
- research protocols needs to be reviewed by independent committee
- informed consent in necessary
- research is conducted by medically/scientifically qualified individuals
- risks do not exceed benefits
belmont report (1976)
- derived from declaration of helsinki
- investigators must respect autonomy
- beneficence should underlie the conduct of all human research
- injustice to humans is an ethical transgression
ethical principles relevant to the conduct of research involving human participants
(1) respect for persons
(2) beneficence
(3) justice
first introduction of ethics board
In 1978. MRC Canada and SSHRC issued guidelines based on the belmont report
tri-council guidelines
Released in 1995 by MRC, SSHRC, NSERC
- respect for persons
- concern for welfare
- justice
ethics
theory dealing with principles of moral values and conduct