Nursing Research Chapter 1 Flashcards

A systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to solve problems.

A systematic inquiry to develop knowledge about issues of importance to the nursing profession.

Nurses who read and evaluate research reports or summaries.

<p>Nurses who design and undertake research studies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tradition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A world view; a general perspective on the complexities of the real world with certain assumptions about reality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fixed and associated with quantitative research; also known as logical positivism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constructivist paradigm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research on how findings from studies can be best translated into practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Repeating studies to confirm outcomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The cornerstone of evidence-based practice; rigorously integrate research information on a topic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A source of evidence; facilitates communication by providing a common foundation of accepted truth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Information from a person with specialized experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A familiar, functional source of knowledge; helps recognize regularities and make predictions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alternatives are tried successively until a solution to a problem is found.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Knowledge that cannot be explained based on reasoning or prior instruction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Combines experience, intellectual faculties, and formal systems of thought to problem-solve.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Developing generalizations from specific observations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Developing specific predictions from general principles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The most sophisticated method of acquiring knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reality is not fixed, associated with qualitative research and subjective, narrative materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fixed design</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Holistic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Techniques researchers use to structure a study and gather and analyze information relevant to the research question.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Positivism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constructivism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A set of orderly, disciplined procedures used to acquire information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Imposing conditions on the research situation to minimize biases and maximize precision and validity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Evidence that is rooted in objective reality and gathered through the senses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Presence of skin inflammation, patient's anxiety level, infant birth weight.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Numeric information obtained from formal measurement and analyzed statistically.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degree to which research findings can be generalized to individuals other than those who participated in the study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Narrative and subjective materials collected to help researchers understand the human experience as it is lived.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Extend the knowledge base for the sake of knowledge itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discovering solutions to immediate problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers