BSNC 5060 - Qualitative Questions and Answers with Verified
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QUESTION
Research
Answer:
- a systemic, rigorous, local investigation with the aim of answering questions
- guides evidence-informed practice
- empowers nurses to anticipate and resolve complex challenges in health care and maintain
up-to-date practices Uses:
- establish evidence
- support existing theory
- link theories
- develop new theory
QUESTION
Evidence-informed practice
Answer:
- acknowledging and considering the myriad factors beyond such evidence as local indigenous
knowledge, cultural and religious norms, and clinical judgement
QUESTION
Scholarship
Answer:
-a full range of intellectual and creative activities that include the generation, validation,
synthesis, and/or application of knowledge to advance science, teaching, and practice
- enhances nursing practice and education by advancing knowledge in nursing, generates new
knowledge through the integration and synthesis of existing knowledge, and creates knowledge to
be applied in nursing practice and education.
QUESTION
Evidence
Answer:
- information given to establish fact
- scrutinized by comparing it with other information and thus is more credible than raw data
QUESTION
Lifelong learning
Answer:
- the continuous development of new knowledge, skills and attitudes throughout a nurse's career
,QUESTION
Ethics
Answer:
- a moral philosophy that encompasses the study or examination of morality and moral behaviour
QUESTION
Principles of Health Care Ethics
Answer:
No separate answer was provided in the source PDF.
QUESTION
History of research in nursing
Answer:
No separate answer was provided in the source PDF.
QUESTION
Nursing Informatics
Answer:
No separate answer was provided in the source PDF.
QUESTION
Levels of evidence pyramid
Answer:
- highest/strongest levels of evidence are near the top, and the weaker levels of evidence at the
bottom
- e.g., evidence-based summaries of topics and clinical practice guidelines are considered the
strongest types of evidence; opinions are considered the weakest form of evidence
- provide a further framework for judging the strength of a study's design
QUESTION
Level 1 (strongest)
Answer:
- systemic review or meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RTCs)
- evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines based on systematic reviews
,QUESTION
Level 2
Answer:
- a well-designed randomized control trial
QUESTION
Level 3
Answer:
- controlled trail without randomization (quasiexperimental study)
QUESTION
Level 4
Answer:
- single nonexperimental study Examples:
- case controls
- correlational
- cohort studies
QUESTION
Level 5
Answer:
- systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
QUESTION
Level 6
Answer:
- single descriptive or qualitative study
QUESTION
Level 7
Answer:
- opinion of authorities and/or reports of expert committees
QUESTION
Reliability
Answer:
- consistency of measurement
, QUESTION
Validity
Answer:
- the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
QUESTION
Quality of evidence
Answer:
- the extent to which the researchers minimize bias in the study design by controlling for variables
that could bias the results or the interpretation of results
- How rigorous is the study's design, implementation, and analysis?
QUESTION
Quantity of evidence
Answer:
- the number of studies that have evaluated the research question, including overall sample size
across studies, as well as the strength of the findings from data analyses
- Is the study the only one of its kind or has it been repeated in additional settings and
populations?
QUESTION
Consistency of evidence
Answer:
- the degree to which other studies, with similar or different designs, investigating the same
research question report similar findings
- if there are similar studies for the same research question, are the results consistent to draw a
conclusion on applicability to practice?
QUESTION
Quantitative study
Answer:
- collects and analyzes numeric data, such as frequencies, proportions, or amounts.
- systematically describe a phenomenon
QUESTION
Quantitative research process
Answer:
Identify
Solutions | Latest Update
QUESTION
Research
Answer:
- a systemic, rigorous, local investigation with the aim of answering questions
- guides evidence-informed practice
- empowers nurses to anticipate and resolve complex challenges in health care and maintain
up-to-date practices Uses:
- establish evidence
- support existing theory
- link theories
- develop new theory
QUESTION
Evidence-informed practice
Answer:
- acknowledging and considering the myriad factors beyond such evidence as local indigenous
knowledge, cultural and religious norms, and clinical judgement
QUESTION
Scholarship
Answer:
-a full range of intellectual and creative activities that include the generation, validation,
synthesis, and/or application of knowledge to advance science, teaching, and practice
- enhances nursing practice and education by advancing knowledge in nursing, generates new
knowledge through the integration and synthesis of existing knowledge, and creates knowledge to
be applied in nursing practice and education.
QUESTION
Evidence
Answer:
- information given to establish fact
- scrutinized by comparing it with other information and thus is more credible than raw data
QUESTION
Lifelong learning
Answer:
- the continuous development of new knowledge, skills and attitudes throughout a nurse's career
,QUESTION
Ethics
Answer:
- a moral philosophy that encompasses the study or examination of morality and moral behaviour
QUESTION
Principles of Health Care Ethics
Answer:
No separate answer was provided in the source PDF.
QUESTION
History of research in nursing
Answer:
No separate answer was provided in the source PDF.
QUESTION
Nursing Informatics
Answer:
No separate answer was provided in the source PDF.
QUESTION
Levels of evidence pyramid
Answer:
- highest/strongest levels of evidence are near the top, and the weaker levels of evidence at the
bottom
- e.g., evidence-based summaries of topics and clinical practice guidelines are considered the
strongest types of evidence; opinions are considered the weakest form of evidence
- provide a further framework for judging the strength of a study's design
QUESTION
Level 1 (strongest)
Answer:
- systemic review or meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RTCs)
- evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines based on systematic reviews
,QUESTION
Level 2
Answer:
- a well-designed randomized control trial
QUESTION
Level 3
Answer:
- controlled trail without randomization (quasiexperimental study)
QUESTION
Level 4
Answer:
- single nonexperimental study Examples:
- case controls
- correlational
- cohort studies
QUESTION
Level 5
Answer:
- systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
QUESTION
Level 6
Answer:
- single descriptive or qualitative study
QUESTION
Level 7
Answer:
- opinion of authorities and/or reports of expert committees
QUESTION
Reliability
Answer:
- consistency of measurement
, QUESTION
Validity
Answer:
- the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
QUESTION
Quality of evidence
Answer:
- the extent to which the researchers minimize bias in the study design by controlling for variables
that could bias the results or the interpretation of results
- How rigorous is the study's design, implementation, and analysis?
QUESTION
Quantity of evidence
Answer:
- the number of studies that have evaluated the research question, including overall sample size
across studies, as well as the strength of the findings from data analyses
- Is the study the only one of its kind or has it been repeated in additional settings and
populations?
QUESTION
Consistency of evidence
Answer:
- the degree to which other studies, with similar or different designs, investigating the same
research question report similar findings
- if there are similar studies for the same research question, are the results consistent to draw a
conclusion on applicability to practice?
QUESTION
Quantitative study
Answer:
- collects and analyzes numeric data, such as frequencies, proportions, or amounts.
- systematically describe a phenomenon
QUESTION
Quantitative research process
Answer:
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