Nursing 104 Exam 2 Study Guide Questions And
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evidence based practice ✔✔the process of systematically finding, appraising, and using
research findings as the basis for clinical practice
practice guidelines ✔✔research-based recommendations stated as standards of
practice, procedures, or decision algorithms
research ✔✔a process of systematic inquiry or study to build knowledge in a discipline
to develop a body of knowledge for a profession ✔✔what is the purpose of research?
nursing research ✔✔a systematic approach used to examine phenomena important to
nursing and nurses
florence nightingale ✔✔who did nursing research begin with?
nursing education ✔✔what was the focus of research during the 1900s-1940s?
teaching, administration, curriculum ✔✔what was the focus of research until the 1970s?
improvement of patient care ✔✔what was the focus of research during the 1970s?
to provide high quality care to individuals ✔✔why does nursing exist?
to put the knowledge gained to work in health care ✔✔what is the main outcome of
research activity for nurses?
federal funding, private foundations, nursing organizations ✔✔what are the 3 types of
funding for nursing research?
national institute of nursing research (NINR) and agency for healthcare research and
quality (AHRQ) ✔✔what are the 2 sources of federal funding?
national institute of nursing research (NINR) ✔✔symptom science, wellness, self-
management, end of life and palliative care
NINR innovative question initiative ✔✔launched to encourage new thinking and
creativity in nursing to promote results-oriented innovations
, agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ) ✔✔improve health care outcomes,
reduce the risk of harm, transform research into practice, promote use of EBP,
advanced use of information technology for coordinating patient care and conducting
quality and outcomes research, include priority populations health care needs in their
research
robert wood johnson foundation and w.k. kellogg foundation ✔✔what are the 2 private
foundations that provide research funding?
sigma theta tau international (STTI), american nurses association (ANA), oncology
nurses society (ONS), american nurses foundation (ANF) ✔✔what are the 3 nursing
organizations that provide research funding?
sigma theta tau international (STTI) ✔✔makes research grant awards to increase
scientific knowledge related to nursing practice; supports creative interdisciplinary
research and places important on identifying best practices and benchmark innovations
american nurses association (ANA) ✔✔awards small grants through the American
Nurses Foundation
oncology nurses society (ONS) ✔✔awards grants that focus on issues related to
oncology
clinicians, students, educators, administrators, and policymakers ✔✔EBP has become a
major driving force in the disciplinary life of who?
translation science ✔✔extensive work is being done on the best ways to translate
research into practice, spawning a new area of health care science; to provide guidance
on the best ways to incorporate best evidence into health care
clinical nurse specialist (CNS), clinical nurse researcher (CNR), clinical nurse leader
(CNL), doctor of nursing practice (DNP) ✔✔what are the 4 nursing research roles?
clinical nurse specialist (CNS) ✔✔registered nurse with graduate preparation in a
specialized area of nursing practice and an expert clinician with additional responsibility
for education and research
clinical nurse researcher (CNR) ✔✔doctorally prepared nurse with clinical and research
experience
clinical nurse leader (CNL) ✔✔use quality improvement methods in evaluating individual
and aggregate client care and for self-improvement
Answers
evidence based practice ✔✔the process of systematically finding, appraising, and using
research findings as the basis for clinical practice
practice guidelines ✔✔research-based recommendations stated as standards of
practice, procedures, or decision algorithms
research ✔✔a process of systematic inquiry or study to build knowledge in a discipline
to develop a body of knowledge for a profession ✔✔what is the purpose of research?
nursing research ✔✔a systematic approach used to examine phenomena important to
nursing and nurses
florence nightingale ✔✔who did nursing research begin with?
nursing education ✔✔what was the focus of research during the 1900s-1940s?
teaching, administration, curriculum ✔✔what was the focus of research until the 1970s?
improvement of patient care ✔✔what was the focus of research during the 1970s?
to provide high quality care to individuals ✔✔why does nursing exist?
to put the knowledge gained to work in health care ✔✔what is the main outcome of
research activity for nurses?
federal funding, private foundations, nursing organizations ✔✔what are the 3 types of
funding for nursing research?
national institute of nursing research (NINR) and agency for healthcare research and
quality (AHRQ) ✔✔what are the 2 sources of federal funding?
national institute of nursing research (NINR) ✔✔symptom science, wellness, self-
management, end of life and palliative care
NINR innovative question initiative ✔✔launched to encourage new thinking and
creativity in nursing to promote results-oriented innovations
, agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ) ✔✔improve health care outcomes,
reduce the risk of harm, transform research into practice, promote use of EBP,
advanced use of information technology for coordinating patient care and conducting
quality and outcomes research, include priority populations health care needs in their
research
robert wood johnson foundation and w.k. kellogg foundation ✔✔what are the 2 private
foundations that provide research funding?
sigma theta tau international (STTI), american nurses association (ANA), oncology
nurses society (ONS), american nurses foundation (ANF) ✔✔what are the 3 nursing
organizations that provide research funding?
sigma theta tau international (STTI) ✔✔makes research grant awards to increase
scientific knowledge related to nursing practice; supports creative interdisciplinary
research and places important on identifying best practices and benchmark innovations
american nurses association (ANA) ✔✔awards small grants through the American
Nurses Foundation
oncology nurses society (ONS) ✔✔awards grants that focus on issues related to
oncology
clinicians, students, educators, administrators, and policymakers ✔✔EBP has become a
major driving force in the disciplinary life of who?
translation science ✔✔extensive work is being done on the best ways to translate
research into practice, spawning a new area of health care science; to provide guidance
on the best ways to incorporate best evidence into health care
clinical nurse specialist (CNS), clinical nurse researcher (CNR), clinical nurse leader
(CNL), doctor of nursing practice (DNP) ✔✔what are the 4 nursing research roles?
clinical nurse specialist (CNS) ✔✔registered nurse with graduate preparation in a
specialized area of nursing practice and an expert clinician with additional responsibility
for education and research
clinical nurse researcher (CNR) ✔✔doctorally prepared nurse with clinical and research
experience
clinical nurse leader (CNL) ✔✔use quality improvement methods in evaluating individual
and aggregate client care and for self-improvement
