NURS 329: Exam 1 - introduction to
nursing research/overview of research
process
-Assuming active role in process
-Incorporating results into practice as consumer - correct answer-what are nurses
responsible for?
true - correct answer-true or false:
nursing research is a process that allows nurses to ask questions to gain new knowledge
and improve patient care
this is when research is the primary basis for clinical decision making - correct answer-what
is established reality?
Nurses participate in research activities to:
1. develop knowledge
2. refine/change practice
3. extend nursing science... unique body of knowledge - correct answer-what are three
reasons why nurses participate in research activities?
true
-clinical research (primary emphasis)
-educational
-administrative - correct answer-true or false:
nursing is both a professional and an academic discipline
this is the emphasis on research findings guiding practice and clinical decisions - correct
answer-what is EBP?
Nursing research is a process of systematic inquiry
-Study phenomena of interest to discipline
-There are various approaches:
Quantitative (QN) & Qualitative (QL) methods
The purpose of nursing research is to:
-Answer questions, solve problems
, EVEN BETTER:
-Discover new knowledge
-ESSENTIAL to guiding clinical practice - correct answer-what is nursing research?
Tradition
Authority
Personal Experience
Intuition
Trial & error
Logical Reasoning
Scientific Method (preferred) - correct answer-how is knowledge acquired?
scientific method - correct answer-what is the preferred way to acquire knowledge?
Process in which observable, verifiable data are systematically collected from surroundings
through the senses to describe, explain, or predict events - correct answer-what is scientific
inquiry?
Selecting/ defining a problem, formulating research questions or hypotheses, collecting &
analyzing data, and reporting results. - correct answer-what is the scientific method?
true - correct answer-true or false:
the scientific method should be done with rigor
1. OBJECTIVITY
-Ability to distance process from scientist's personal beliefs, values, attitudes
2. EMPIRICAL DATA
-Documenting objective data obtained thru direct observation (numeric form)
-Grounded in REALITY, not personal beliefs
-Free of BIAS - correct answer-what two things does the scientific method require?
false
scientific research differs from nursing research in the nature of the material studied - correct
answer-true or false:
scientific research does not differ from nursing research
Nursing research ~ studying PEOPLE
-Unpredictable
-More variability
CHALLENGING...
-More difficult to control external conditions
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