Nursing Research
Quantitative Terms & Certified Definitions /
2025/2026
Question Answer
Information acquired in a variety of ways that is
knowledge
expected to be an accurate reflection of reality.
Scientific process that vailidates and refines existing
knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly nursing research
and indirectly influences nursing practice
A person with expertise and power who is able to
authority
influence the opinions of others.
Integrative set of defined concepts and relational
statements that present a way of explaining some
segment of the empirical world and can be used to theory
describe, explain, predict or control that segment of the
world.
Insight or understanding of a situation or event as a
intuition
whole that usually cannot be logically explained.
Diligent, systematic inquiry to validate and refine
research
existing knowledge and generate new knowledge.
A coherent body of knowledge composed of research science
,findings, tested theories, principles and laws for a
specific discipline.
Thinking oriented toward and limited by tangible things
concrete thinking
or events that are observed and experienced in reality.
The world experienced through our senses; the
empirical world
concrete portion of our existence; often called reality.
Thinking oriented toward the development of an idea
without application to, or association with, a particular abstract thinking
instance.
The conscientious integration of best research evidence
with clinical expertiese and patient values and needs in evidence-based practice
the delivery of quality, cost-effective health care.
The process of turning your attention inward toward
your own thoughts to increase your awareness of the introspection
flow and interplay of feelings and ideas that occur.
Belief system that provides a broard, global explanation
philosophy
of the world.
Extremely strong empirical knowledge generated from
the systhesis of quality study findings that provides a best practice evidence
basis for the best management of a practice problem.
Reasoning from the specific to the general inductive reasoning
Reasoning that involves the indentification and operational reasoning.
discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints
, and that focuses on the process of debating
alternatives.
Reasoning from the general to the specific. deductive reasoning
Reasoning that involves identifying a problem and the
factors influencing the problem, selecting solutions to problematic reasoning
the problem, and resolving the problem.
Reasoning that is used to break the whole into parts
that can be carefully examined, as can the relationships logistic reasoning
among the parts.
Reasoning from a holistic perspective that involves
examining factors that are opposites and making sense dialectic reasoning
of them by merging them into a single unit or idea.
A type of quantitative research that provides an
accurate portrayal or account of characteristics of a
particular individual, situation, or group; these studies Descriptive research
are often conducted when little is known about a
phenomenon.
Research that is considered the most objective,
systematic and controlled of the different types of experimental research
quantitative research.
A type of qualitative research that involves describing
phenomenological research
an experience as a person lives it.
A formal, objective, systematic research process to quantitative research
describe, test relationships, or examine cause- and -
Quantitative Terms & Certified Definitions /
2025/2026
Question Answer
Information acquired in a variety of ways that is
knowledge
expected to be an accurate reflection of reality.
Scientific process that vailidates and refines existing
knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly nursing research
and indirectly influences nursing practice
A person with expertise and power who is able to
authority
influence the opinions of others.
Integrative set of defined concepts and relational
statements that present a way of explaining some
segment of the empirical world and can be used to theory
describe, explain, predict or control that segment of the
world.
Insight or understanding of a situation or event as a
intuition
whole that usually cannot be logically explained.
Diligent, systematic inquiry to validate and refine
research
existing knowledge and generate new knowledge.
A coherent body of knowledge composed of research science
,findings, tested theories, principles and laws for a
specific discipline.
Thinking oriented toward and limited by tangible things
concrete thinking
or events that are observed and experienced in reality.
The world experienced through our senses; the
empirical world
concrete portion of our existence; often called reality.
Thinking oriented toward the development of an idea
without application to, or association with, a particular abstract thinking
instance.
The conscientious integration of best research evidence
with clinical expertiese and patient values and needs in evidence-based practice
the delivery of quality, cost-effective health care.
The process of turning your attention inward toward
your own thoughts to increase your awareness of the introspection
flow and interplay of feelings and ideas that occur.
Belief system that provides a broard, global explanation
philosophy
of the world.
Extremely strong empirical knowledge generated from
the systhesis of quality study findings that provides a best practice evidence
basis for the best management of a practice problem.
Reasoning from the specific to the general inductive reasoning
Reasoning that involves the indentification and operational reasoning.
discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints
, and that focuses on the process of debating
alternatives.
Reasoning from the general to the specific. deductive reasoning
Reasoning that involves identifying a problem and the
factors influencing the problem, selecting solutions to problematic reasoning
the problem, and resolving the problem.
Reasoning that is used to break the whole into parts
that can be carefully examined, as can the relationships logistic reasoning
among the parts.
Reasoning from a holistic perspective that involves
examining factors that are opposites and making sense dialectic reasoning
of them by merging them into a single unit or idea.
A type of quantitative research that provides an
accurate portrayal or account of characteristics of a
particular individual, situation, or group; these studies Descriptive research
are often conducted when little is known about a
phenomenon.
Research that is considered the most objective,
systematic and controlled of the different types of experimental research
quantitative research.
A type of qualitative research that involves describing
phenomenological research
an experience as a person lives it.
A formal, objective, systematic research process to quantitative research
describe, test relationships, or examine cause- and -
