Nursing Research midterm
systematic inquiry that uses orderly, disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems
- ANS-Research
Systematic inquiry designed to develop knowledge about issues of importance to the nursing
profession - ANS-Nursing research
research designed to generate knowledge to guide practice in nursing and healthcare fields -
ANS-Clinical research
the extent to which study designs and finding have relevance and meaning in a variety of
real-world contexts - ANS-Ecological validity
A way of looking at natural phenomena - a world view - that encompasses a set of philosophical
assumptions and that guides one's approach to inquiry - ANS-Paradigm
Positivist Paradigm: the paradigm underlying the traditional scientific approach, which assumes
that there is an orderly reality that can be objectively studied; often associated with quantitative
research
Constructivist Paradigm: "naturalistic paradigm" an alternative paradigm to the traditional
positivist paradigm that holds that there are multiple interpretations of reality, and that the goal of
research is to understand how individuals construct reality within their context; often associated
with qualitative research - ANS-Positivist vs. Constructivist Paradigm
Inductive Reasoning: the process of reasoning from specific observations to more general rules
Deductive Reasoning: the process of developing specific predictions from general principles -
ANS-Inductive vs. Deductive reasoning
Quantitative research: The investigation of phenomena that lend themselves to precise
measurement and quantification, often involving a rigorous and controlled design
Qualitative research: The investigation of phenomena, typically in an in-depth and holistic
fashion, through the collection of rich narrative materials using a flexible research design -
ANS-Quantitative vs. Qualitative research
A set of orderly, systematic, controlled procedures for acquiring dependable, empirical - and
typically quantitative - information; the methodologic approach associated with the positivist
paradigm - ANS-Scientific method
The process of holding constant extraneous influences on the dependent variable under study -
ANS-Control
, Evidence rooted in objective reality and gathered using one's senses as the basis for generating
knowledge - ANS-Empirical evidence
The degree to which the research methods justify the inference that the findings are true for a
broader group than study participants; usually the inference that the findings can be generalized
from the sample to the population - ANS-Generalizability
Applied research: Research designed to find a solution to an immediate practical problem
Basic Research: Research designed to extend the base of knowledge in a discipline for the
sake of knowledge production or theory construction, rather than for solving an immediate
problem - ANS-Applied vs. Basic research
a principle that is accepted as being true based on logic or custom, without proof -
ANS-Assumptions
a technique for quantitatively integrating the results of multiple similar studies addressing the
same research questions - ANS-Meta-analysis
Practice guidelines that are evidence based, combining a synthesis and appraisal of research
evidence with specific recommendations for clinical decisions - ANS-Clinical practice Guidelines
A subset of a population comprising those selected to participate in a study - ANS-Sample
the person who is the lead researcher and who will have primary responsibility for overseeing a
study - ANS-Principle Investigator
a researcher who reviews and critiques a research report or proposal of another researcher and
who makes a recommendation about publishing or funding the research - ANS-peer reviewers
an abstraction inferred from observation of behaviors, situations, or characteristics (ex: stress,
pain) - ANS-Concepts
the abstract concept under study, often used by qualitative researchers in lieu of the term
variable - ANS-phenomena
An abstraction or concept that is deliberately invented (constructed) by researchers for a
scientific purpose (ex: health locus of control) - ANS-Construct
Independent: the variable that is believed to cause of influence the dependent variable; in
experimental research, the manipulated (treatment) variable.
Dependent: the variable hypothesized to depend on or be caused by another variable (the
independent variable); the outcome variable of interest - ANS-Independent and Dependent
variables
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