nur 400 exam 1 study: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
(unit 1) Questions With Complete Solutions
What Is Nursing Research?
Research
–Systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to answer
questions or solve problems
Nursing research
–Systematic inquiry to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical nursing research
–Nursing research designed to guide nursing practice
Describing Research
2 Kinds of Research
-Basic
-Applied
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Basic research = ex. structure of cells, nature of human beings ~
no manipulation
Applied = some kind of intervention - ex. Have pt do yoga to
see if it improves anxiety, study correlation between smoking
and lung cancer
,4 General Purposes of Research
-Describe
-Explain
-Predict
-Control
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Describe the relationship
Explain correlation
Predict whether drinking is related to liver failure
Control group compared to intervention group
Basic research
Extending information for sake of knowledge
Applied research
Discovering solutions to immediate problems
Describe
Identify and understand nursing phenomena.
Example: identify the incidence of infection in health care
facilities.
-Measure at least 1 thing
Explain
, Clarify relationship(s) among phenomena, identify possible
reasons why events occur.
Example: determine the relationship between health risks, health
behaviors, and health status
–Measure at least 2 things
–Connect them (analysis)
Predict
Estimate the probability of a specific outcome in a given
situation.
Example: Which behaviors promote health and prevent illness?
–Measure at least 2 things
–One thing happens before the other
–Connect them (analysis)
Control
Manipulates the situation to produce the desire outcome.
Example: testing interventions to improve healthcare delivery
–Do something (manipulate)
–See what happens to something else (measure)
Purposes of Research
1. Describe:
–Measure at least 1 thing
2. Explain:
(unit 1) Questions With Complete Solutions
What Is Nursing Research?
Research
–Systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to answer
questions or solve problems
Nursing research
–Systematic inquiry to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical nursing research
–Nursing research designed to guide nursing practice
Describing Research
2 Kinds of Research
-Basic
-Applied
---->
Basic research = ex. structure of cells, nature of human beings ~
no manipulation
Applied = some kind of intervention - ex. Have pt do yoga to
see if it improves anxiety, study correlation between smoking
and lung cancer
,4 General Purposes of Research
-Describe
-Explain
-Predict
-Control
---->
Describe the relationship
Explain correlation
Predict whether drinking is related to liver failure
Control group compared to intervention group
Basic research
Extending information for sake of knowledge
Applied research
Discovering solutions to immediate problems
Describe
Identify and understand nursing phenomena.
Example: identify the incidence of infection in health care
facilities.
-Measure at least 1 thing
Explain
, Clarify relationship(s) among phenomena, identify possible
reasons why events occur.
Example: determine the relationship between health risks, health
behaviors, and health status
–Measure at least 2 things
–Connect them (analysis)
Predict
Estimate the probability of a specific outcome in a given
situation.
Example: Which behaviors promote health and prevent illness?
–Measure at least 2 things
–One thing happens before the other
–Connect them (analysis)
Control
Manipulates the situation to produce the desire outcome.
Example: testing interventions to improve healthcare delivery
–Do something (manipulate)
–See what happens to something else (measure)
Purposes of Research
1. Describe:
–Measure at least 1 thing
2. Explain:
