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What is the main purpose of nursing research?
What is the main purpose of nursing research?
- To confirm and enhance existing knowledge (correct)
- To ignore clinical nursing practice
- To create new knowledge without any existing information
- To revise accepted theories based on personal opinions
According to Polit and Beck (2006), what is the focus of nursing research?
According to Polit and Beck (2006), what is the focus of nursing research?
- Exploring unrelated scientific fields
- Focusing solely on theoretical concepts
- Ignoring the implications for clinical practice
- Establishing knowledge about important nursing profession issues (correct)
How does nursing research impact clinical nursing practice?
How does nursing research impact clinical nursing practice?
- By creating fictional scenarios unrelated to practice
- By hindering advancements in clinical care
- By directly and indirectly affecting practice through new knowledge (correct)
- By remaining detached from practical application
What is the commonality among different definitions of nursing research provided?
What is the commonality among different definitions of nursing research provided?
What serves as a guide for nursing practice according to Martinez (1998)?
What serves as a guide for nursing practice according to Martinez (1998)?
What is the significance of nursing research in relation to the scientific base of knowledge?
What is the significance of nursing research in relation to the scientific base of knowledge?
What characteristic of good research means that it is based on direct experience or observation by the researcher?
What characteristic of good research means that it is based on direct experience or observation by the researcher?
Which characteristic of a good research process involves utilizing proven analytical procedures in data gathering?
Which characteristic of a good research process involves utilizing proven analytical procedures in data gathering?
What is a key characteristic of bad research according to the text?
What is a key characteristic of bad research according to the text?
Which type of research process is characterized by being conducted in a methodical manner without bias using systematic methods and procedures?
Which type of research process is characterized by being conducted in a methodical manner without bias using systematic methods and procedures?
What type of research process starts with a problem and ends with a problem?
What type of research process starts with a problem and ends with a problem?
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Definition of Nursing Research
- Nursing research is a systematic procedure that confirms and enhances existing knowledge and creates new knowledge that directly and indirectly impacts clinical nursing practice.
- It is a scientific exploration intended to establish knowledge about important nursing profession issues in practice, education, administration, and informatics.
Significance and Purpose of Nursing Research
- Develop, refine, and extend the scientific base of knowledge.
- Enhance the body of professional knowledge.
- Provide foundation for evidence-based nursing practices.
- Help in expansion of knowledge.
- Enhance professional identity.
- Define the parameters of nursing.
- Refine and eliminate old knowledge.
- Identify nursing care practices that make a difference in healthcare status of individuals and are cost-effective.
- Enhance accuracy of different nursing educational and administrative techniques.
- Develop and refine nursing theories and principles.
- Solve problems or answer questions related to nursing practices, education, and administration.
Characteristics of Good Research
- Empirical: based on direct experience or observation by the researcher.
- Logical: based on valid procedures and principles.
- Cyclical: a cyclical process that starts with a problem and ends with a problem.
- Analytical: utilizes proven analytical procedures in gathering data.
- Critical: exhibits careful and precise judgment.
- Methodical: conducted in a methodical manner without bias using systematic methods and procedures.
- Replicability: the research design and procedures are replicated or repeated to enable the researcher to arrive at valid and conclusive results.
Characteristics of Bad Research
- The opposite of good research characteristics.
- Looking for something that is not there.
- Plagiarizing other people's work.
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