NRS 390 - Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update and Recommended Version
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NRS 390
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NRS 390
what is nursing research
→ to search again
→ to examine carefully
→ diligent and systematic inquiry
→ discovery
goal of nursing research
→ to develop an empirical body of knowledge for a discipline
evidence-based practice
→ synthesis of knowledge (research, theory, and clinical ...
NRS 390 - Exam 1 Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update and
Recommended Version
what is nursing research
→ to search again
→ to examine carefully
→ diligent and systematic inquiry
→ discovery
goal of nursing research
→ to develop an empirical body of knowledge for a discipline
evidence-based practice
→ synthesis of knowledge (research, theory, and clinical experiences)
→ effect of philosophy
→ making a change in practice
→ evaluation of change for pt, provider, and healthcare system
→ mold research articles together to see what is best for practice
what makes up evidence-based practice
→ best research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient needs and values
why is research important for evidence-based practice
→ develops empirical knowledge base: scientific knowledge that is needed
→ identifies best practices that are based on clinical practices
→ improves outcomes for: pt and family, nurse, health care system
what role does research have in implementing an evidence-based nursing practice
→ description, explanation, prediction, control
identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among
the phenomena are examples of....
a. description
b. explanation
c. prediction
d. control
→ A
what is the history of nursing research
→ evolved slowly over the years
→
→ began in the 19th century with Florence nightingale
→
→ clinical research is the current major focus of nursing research and will continue to be so
throughout the 21st century
→ 2000 - healthy people 2010
→ 2000 - biological research for nursing
→ 2002 - joint commission revised policies to support evidence-based care
→ 2004 - world views on evidence-based nursing
→ 2010 - healthy people 2020
→ 2005 - AHRQ guidelines and priorities
→ 2005 - NINR priorities
→ 2006 - Revised AACN position statements on nursing research
how is nursing knowledge acquired?
→ traditions: do it this way, always been done this way
→
→ authority: been here 30yrs, do it this way
→
→ borrowing: look at other disciplines
→
→ trial and error; personal experience; role modeling
→
→ intuition: have feeling about something; builds through experience and prior
knowledge
→
→ reasoning: logical
the Quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)
→ an initiative focused on developing the requisite knowledge skills, and attitude (KSA)
statements for each of the competencies for prelicensure and graduate education
→
→ sets safety standards
→ gained by employing quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research
why use empirical knowledge
→ essential for the delivery of high-quality, safe pt and family nursing care
→
→ present a new intervention and showing pt and family that research has shown it works
the beginning nurse researcher would like to investigate credible resources for implementing
protocols in clinical practice. Which of the following would be considered empirical sources of
nursing knowledge?
a. reasoning, authority, and tradition
b. quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research
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