NUR 265 Quiz 1
Research - answer systemic, rigorous, critical investigation that aims to answer
questions about nursing phenomena; tests a question; supports and generates new
knowledge
Evidence-based practice - answer making clinical decisions based on research
evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preference; rather than having to do research, a
nurse can answer a question with already-existing knowledge
Quality Improvement - answer systematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care
processes; using improvement methods to design/test changes with the goal of always
improving the quality and safety of healthcare systems
uses currently-available knowledge to improve healthcare delivery
the question of "how can we do this better?" is answered with already-existing
knowledge
Qualitative Research - answerresearch done to give subjective answers to questions
(when a question is about understanding the meaning of a human experience)
conducted in a natural setting on a small sample size, which allows for a more in-depth
study
talks about experience
Quantitative Research - answerused for research questions that seek to explain cause-
and-effect relationships between variables, yielding numerical data that is summarized
using statistics
primary goal of this type of research is to test a hypothesis
Critique - answerprocess of critical appraisal that objectively evaluates a research
report's content for scientific merit and application to practice
you look at the completed puzzle to make sure all of the pieces fit together correctly
Critical Appraisal Criteria - answerstandards, appraisal guides, or questions used to
asses an article
Levels of Evidence - answerrating system for judging the strength of a study's design
, Level I Evidence - answersystematic review or meta-analysis of RCTs
Level II Evidence - answerRCTs
Level III Evidence - answerQuasi-experimental studies
Level IV Evidence - answernon-experimental studies
Level V Evidence - answermetasynthesis
Level VI Evidence - answerqualitative studies
Level VII Evidence - answerexpert opinions, expert committee reports or organizations,
not based on research
Quality of a study - answerextent to which a study's design minimizes bias
Quantity in a study - answernumber of studies that have evaluated the same research
question, including overall sample size across studies
Consistency of a study - answerdegree to which other studies that have looked into the
same question have produced similar findings
Evidence-based Practice Steps - answerask->gather->assess/appraise->act->evaluate
Abstract - answershort summary of a study that appears at the beginning of an article;
focuses on main points; usually includes background, methods, results, conclusions,
and implications for practice/future research
Components of a Research Article - answer-abstract
-intro
-study objective
-literature review and theoretical framework
-hypothesis/research question
-research design
-sampling
-reliability and validity
-procedures and collection methods
-data analysis/results
-discussion
-recommendations and implications
-references
Systematic Review - answersummary and assessment of a group of research studies
that test a similar question
Research - answer systemic, rigorous, critical investigation that aims to answer
questions about nursing phenomena; tests a question; supports and generates new
knowledge
Evidence-based practice - answer making clinical decisions based on research
evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preference; rather than having to do research, a
nurse can answer a question with already-existing knowledge
Quality Improvement - answer systematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care
processes; using improvement methods to design/test changes with the goal of always
improving the quality and safety of healthcare systems
uses currently-available knowledge to improve healthcare delivery
the question of "how can we do this better?" is answered with already-existing
knowledge
Qualitative Research - answerresearch done to give subjective answers to questions
(when a question is about understanding the meaning of a human experience)
conducted in a natural setting on a small sample size, which allows for a more in-depth
study
talks about experience
Quantitative Research - answerused for research questions that seek to explain cause-
and-effect relationships between variables, yielding numerical data that is summarized
using statistics
primary goal of this type of research is to test a hypothesis
Critique - answerprocess of critical appraisal that objectively evaluates a research
report's content for scientific merit and application to practice
you look at the completed puzzle to make sure all of the pieces fit together correctly
Critical Appraisal Criteria - answerstandards, appraisal guides, or questions used to
asses an article
Levels of Evidence - answerrating system for judging the strength of a study's design
, Level I Evidence - answersystematic review or meta-analysis of RCTs
Level II Evidence - answerRCTs
Level III Evidence - answerQuasi-experimental studies
Level IV Evidence - answernon-experimental studies
Level V Evidence - answermetasynthesis
Level VI Evidence - answerqualitative studies
Level VII Evidence - answerexpert opinions, expert committee reports or organizations,
not based on research
Quality of a study - answerextent to which a study's design minimizes bias
Quantity in a study - answernumber of studies that have evaluated the same research
question, including overall sample size across studies
Consistency of a study - answerdegree to which other studies that have looked into the
same question have produced similar findings
Evidence-based Practice Steps - answerask->gather->assess/appraise->act->evaluate
Abstract - answershort summary of a study that appears at the beginning of an article;
focuses on main points; usually includes background, methods, results, conclusions,
and implications for practice/future research
Components of a Research Article - answer-abstract
-intro
-study objective
-literature review and theoretical framework
-hypothesis/research question
-research design
-sampling
-reliability and validity
-procedures and collection methods
-data analysis/results
-discussion
-recommendations and implications
-references
Systematic Review - answersummary and assessment of a group of research studies
that test a similar question
