Topics 1-2 Flashcards
- Define EBN or evidence based health care practice
The practice of nursing in which the nurse makes clinical decisions based on the best available current research evidence taking into account patient’s needs.
When do we (as nurses) need to seek out evidence?
When the patient asks for information
When what you are doing isn’t working
When you are curious about a certain nursing intervention
Evidence can be placed in two categories. Name these
Research based and non-research based.
What is the purpose of an abstract?
To inform the reader of the content of the research - describes aims, methods, summary and provides an overview.
Why might an abstract be useful for us to read?
Enables the reader to assess if the article is relevant to their research
Explain the relationship between the parts of a published research report and the
research process. (Can explain by use of a table)
Define the problem, formulate the aim or question
Introduction, background/problem
Develop a plan for the research & implement the plan
Methodology
Document the findings of data analysis
Results/Findings
Interpret the findings Draw conclusions & make recommendations
Discussion + Conclusion
Identify some common terms used in each section of a research report
Introduction Aims Objectives Hypothesis Theory
Discuss - limitations, methods, design, qualitative/quantitative, sampling, control results, data analysis
Define literature review.
Is an evaluative report of information found in the literature related to your selected area of study
State 3 features of qualitative methods
Subjective, involvement of interviewer, data collection of experiences through words, rigor
State 3 features of quantitative methods
Objective, researcher not involved, numerical data, Predictive and controlled, validity
What do you think differentiates qualitative/quantitative methods?
The information needed to explain a particular phenomenon objective or subjective data.
What would you expect to find in the discussion section of a research study?
interpretation of results - findings, comparison of findings and speculation
What would you expect to find in the methods section of a research study?
Research design and sample selection
List three considerations that you would take into account before you used the results
of a study to change your clinical practice.
Briefly explain why these are important
Relevance to patient and patient preferences
Evaluating research paper - validity/rigor
What do you expect to find in the discussion section of a research study?
Summary of the key findings
List three considerations that you would take into account before you used the results of a study to change your clinical practice. Briefly explain why these are important?
Relevance to your patients
Patients, preference and values
Definition of
• Rigor-
(Qualitative)
(a judgement call) achieving a balance between emic and etic points of view. Trustworthiness of the ethical and credibility of both quantitative and qualitative researches.
Definition of
• Validity-
(quantitative)
Two types- validity relating to the participants and the research design. Divided into internal and external. And Validity related to the data collection instrument. (such as a questionnaire or interview.)
Definition of
• Reliability -
(quantitative)
This is usually has to do with HOW the data were collected (data is plural by the way and so if you want to be a really cool research nerd you’ll remember that fact!)
Definition of
• Credibility-
(qualitative)
establishes that the results of qualitative research are credible or believable from the perspective of the participant in the research.
• Quantitative Research Designs
There are four (4) main types of quantitative designs: descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental.
