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what is research in nursing? - correct answer ✔✔systematic investigation that includes: Research
Development, Testing, and Evaluation
why would someone do research in nursing? - correct answer ✔✔-Best Evidence Practice
-It proposes the question "why" and we find the answer
-Researchers improve level of science for better patient outcomes
-Improves high tech/high touch balance
what is the High Tech/High Touch balance? - correct answer ✔✔balance between how much a nurse
spends on technology (writing notes, ordering labs, etc) and how much time is spent with the patient,
physically.
who is the Pioneer of Nursing Research and EBP? - correct answer ✔✔Florence Nightingale
what did Florence Nightingale introduce into research findings? - correct answer ✔✔Statistics
what were the three components to Nightingale's Sanitation Research? - correct answer ✔✔1) cold
water only
2) cold water and soap
3) hot water and soap*
What was Nightingale's book considered as? - correct answer ✔✔First Best Practice of Nursing
What did Nightingale find "valueless" in regards to her research? - correct answer ✔✔she introduced
statistics, but without socio-demographics her findings were considered "valueless"
,What was the main reason for the nursing growth in the 1950's? - correct answer ✔✔World War 2
Between 1950-1970, what was happening in the nursing research area? - correct answer ✔✔National
League of Nursing required more education, more EBP in order to obtain BSN or MSN.
what are the 4 priorities of Nursing Research? - correct answer ✔✔-End of life & Terminal Ill patient care
research
-symptom science
-data science
-women's health
what are the two types of research methods in nursing? - correct answer ✔✔Quantitative and
Qualitative Research
what is Quantitative Research? - correct answer ✔✔this research focuses on statistics, numbers, and the
quantity of something in research.
what is Qualitative Research? - correct answer ✔✔this research focuses on experiences and emotions or
attitudes of something in research.
what types of things are used in Quantitative Research? - correct answer ✔✔biophysical data, surveys,
questionnaires, rating scales, structured observations/interviews, placebo effects
what types of things are used in Qualitative Research? - correct answer ✔✔logs, diaries, observations,
open-ended interviews, narrative approach, focus groups.
which research method is more of a holistic approach? - correct answer ✔✔Qualitative is more holistic.
You are listening, hearing, and understanding from the patient perspective.
who funds research in nursing? - correct answer ✔✔the National Institute for Nursing Research
, What does the Institutional Review Board do? - correct answer ✔✔they review research before it's
conducted to ensure the study is ethical.
why does a study in nursing need to be ethical? - correct answer ✔✔it protects the human participants,
the benefits of risk/harm are weighed, informed consent, and it protects vulnerable populations.
Who are vulnerable populations in nursing research? - correct answer ✔✔neonates (babies), children,
pregnant women, mentally ill, cognitive impaired, terminally ill, and person confined to institutions.
what is the role of technology in nursing research? - correct answer ✔✔-access (smart phones give us
info asap)
-closed gap (between research and practice)
-goal (by 2020, 90% of health decisions are EB)
what is Evidence Based Practice? (EBP) - correct answer ✔✔framework used by nurses and other
healthcare professionals to deliver optimal health care
what are the 3 parts of EBP? - correct answer ✔✔integration of best current evidence,
clinical expertise, patient and family values.
What is all nursing research based on? - correct answer ✔✔evidence and professional expertise.
what is nursing research NOT based on? - correct answer ✔✔tradition, myths, hunches, advice from
peers, outdated textbooks/articles, or even "outdated" nursing info
what is the reason for evidence based practice? - correct answer ✔✔to ensure that nursing reflects the
most UP TO DATE knowledge available.
what is evidence based practice now considered in nursing? - correct answer ✔✔the accepted standard
for practice & one of the six core competencies for all RN's