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Assumption
A principle that is excepted as being true based on logic or reason, without proof
Cause- probing research
Research design to illuminate the underlying causes of phenomena
Clinical nursing research
Research design to guide nursing practice
Clinical significance
The practical importance of research results in terms of whether they have genuine,
palpable affects on the daily lives of patients or on the healthcare decisions made on
their behalf
Constructivist paradigm
An alternative paradigm to the positivist paradigm that holds that there are multiple
interpretations of reality and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals
construct reality within their context; associated with qualitative research; also called
naturalistic paradigm
Empirical evidence
Evidence rooted in objective reality and gathered using one's senses as the basis for
generating knowledge
Evidence-based practice
A practice that involves making clinical decisions based on an integration of the best
available evidence, most often from discipline research, with clinical expertise and
patient preferences
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Assumption
A principle that is excepted as being true based on logic or reason, without proof
Cause- probing research
Research design to illuminate the underlying causes of phenomena
Clinical nursing research
Research design to guide nursing practice
Clinical significance
The practical importance of research results in terms of whether they have genuine,
palpable affects on the daily lives of patients or on the healthcare decisions made on
their behalf
Constructivist paradigm
An alternative paradigm to the positivist paradigm that holds that there are multiple
interpretations of reality and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals
construct reality within their context; associated with qualitative research; also called
naturalistic paradigm
Empirical evidence
Evidence rooted in objective reality and gathered using one's senses as the basis for
generating knowledge
Evidence-based practice
A practice that involves making clinical decisions based on an integration of the best
available evidence, most often from discipline research, with clinical expertise and
patient preferences
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