EBP Ch 1-3

(Pure/bench research) includes scientific investigations conducted for pursuit of knowledge (p.33)

Concepts at various levels of abstraction tht are measured, manipulated, or controlled in a study

Open-ended questions with probes (pg.77)

Combine result from previous quantitative studis ito single statistica; analysis w/strong evidence of effectivness(pg23)

objective systematic highly controlled investigation conducted for predicting & controlling phenomena in nursing(p.32)

Examine CAUSUAL relationships or determine the effect of 1 variable on another (p.31)

Descriptive & correlational studies are often in these settings

Method to study how CULTURES develop & are maintained overtime (pg.70)

involves systematic investigation of relationships b/w or among variables(p.31)

Researcher places findings in larger context & may link different themes or factors in findings to each other(p.85)

Involves identifying & understanding nature of nursing phenomena & sometimes the relationships among them (p.18)

Used to describe life experiences & give them meaning. Provides meaning & understanding to life experiences, & cultures

Theoretical basis of study tht guides development of study & enables researher to link findings to nursing (p.56)

Knowledge: Involves the appropriation of & use of knowledge from other feilds to guide nursing (ex. psych for comm)pg.12

Knowledge: an approach w/unknown outcomes is used in situations of uncertainty in which other sources unavailable

Focus groups maybe conducted by this & may help elicit help of of them w/similar characteristics (pg. 79)

Blueprine for conducting a study tht maximizes control over factors tht could interfere w/study's desired outcome(pg.56)

Ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results (p.19)

Exists all studies & can interfere w/obtaining clear understanding of relationship among study variables (p.35)

Moves from specific to general; particiular instances=observed & combined to general statement

Knowledge: an insight into or understanding of a situation or event as a whole perso cannot explain logically (pg. 13)

Process of assigning numerical values to objects, events, or situations in accord w/some rule (pg.56)

Involve imposing rules by researchers to decrease possibly of error & increasing probability findings are accurate(p.34)

Queries made by researcher to obtain more info from participant about a particular interview question (pg.77)

Defined as a scientific process tht validates & refines existing knowledge & generates new info tht influences nursing

Involves analyzing data & presenting a rich word picture of the phenonmenon as interpretated by researcher (pg.65)

study involve implementing an intervention & examining effects of interention using methods of measurement(p.31)

Precise & systemic gathering of info relevant to research purpose or objectives,?s, or hypotheses of study (p.56)

INCLUDES identifying, locating, appraising, & synthesizing quality research evidence (pg23)

Process of reading the data, breaking txt down into subparts, & giving a label to the part of txt (p.85)

Formulated to bridge the gap b/w more abstractly stated research proble & purpose & study design & data plan (p.56)

Knowledge: Processing & organizing of ideas to research conclusions (pg. 13)

Rigourous application of a variety of research methods & more broad for individuals (p.38)

Purpose is to describe experiences as they are lived or to capture "lived experiences" of study participants (pg.65)

Knowledge: a person w/expertise & power who is able to influence opinion & behavior (ex. nurse who publishes books)pg.11

Exploratory-Descriptive research provide info & insight into clinical or practice problems

the subjects or study participants (p.56)

a subset of the population tht is selected for a particular study (p.56)

Moves from general to specific or from general premise/proposition to particular situation or conclusion

Artifically constructed enviroment devloped for sole purpose of conducting research (p.36)

Using numerical data to obtain info about world & to describe, examine relationships & determine cause & effect (p.25)

Fundamental method of gathering data for qualitative studies; aims to gather 1st hand info in natural settings (pg. 79)

Used in daily activities & nursing practice;data collection, problem definition plan, implementation & evaluation (p.37)

Environment that the researcher has manipulated or modified in some way & limits effects of extraneous variables

Uncontrolled real life situation or environment & means researcher does NOT manipulate or change environment

EX: HA is an alt lvl of health tht is stressful & terminal illness is too. All atl lvls of health are stressful(p.14)

(Pure/bench research) includes scientific investigations conducted for pursuit of knowledge (p.33)

steps assessment, diagnosis, plan,implementation,evaluation, & modification (p.37)

Synthesis of quantitative, qualitative & mixed methods INCLUDES: variety of study designs even quasi experiemn(pg23)

Reduce, organize, & give meaning to data & address research purpose/ objectives, ?s, or hypotheses (p.56)

Mixed Methods Research is an approach to inquiry tht combines quantitative & qualitative into one study. (pg.25)

All elements meet certain criteria for inclusion in study (pg.56)

Tradition, authority, borrowing, trial & error, personal experience, role modeling, intuition, reasoning, & research

Knowledge: "truths" or beliefs based on customs or trends (ex. a nursing unit has a set of rules or traditions) pg.11

inclue finding,limitation,generalization of finding,conclusions, implications of nursing, & suggestations for furthering

Generated from problem & identifies the specific goal or focus of study (p.56)

Generates a picture of what is known & not known about a particular problem & provides reason why study is needed (p.56)

Knowledge: Gaining knowledge by being personally involved in an event, situation, or circumstance (pg.12)

(ex. labs, research centers, & test units)

Structured comprehensive synthesis of literature review determines best research evidence avaliable to answer HC ?(pg23)

EBP is the best research evidence w/clincial expertise & pt circumstances & values in the delivery of ____

Knowledge: EX. admired teachers, expert clinicans, or researchers (pg. 13)

Fixed questions, no fixed response (pg.77)

Essential info that is acquired in a variety of ways & is expected to be reflection of realiy used to direct ppl actions

An area of concern in which gao in knowledge needed for nursing. (p.56)

Knowledge: Enables novice nurse to learn thru observing & interacting w/highly competent, expert nurse (ex?) (pg. 13)

EX: All humans experience loss & all adolescents are humans. Therefore, adolescents experience loss. (p.14)

Inductive technique tht emerged from discipline of sociology; real word based on data PROVIDED by participants (pg.67)

Systematic compilation & integration of qualitative study results to expand undestanding & develop interpretations(pg23)

Defined as diligent systematic inquiry to validate & refine existing knowledge & develop new knowledge

Initial statement or question may be "Tell me about a time when..." (pg.77)

Initiative identified requisite knowledge, skills,& attitude for each competencies for prelicensure & graduate education

Florence nightingale was the 1st nurse researcher who developed empirical knowledge to improve nursing practice.

Designed to obtain participants perceptions of specific topic in a permissive & nonthreatening setting (pg. 79)

Locatio in which a study is conducted (p.35)

(Practical research)include scientific investigation conducted to generate knowledge will directly improve nursing(p.33)

Clarifies the relationships among phenomena & identifies possible reasons why certain events occur (p.18)

Exploration & description of phenomena in real-life situations. It provides account of characteristics using #s (p.30)

EBP is the conscientious integreation of best research evidence with what? in the delivery of...