evidence-based practice - Answers clinical decision making that integrates the best available research
with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
critically appraise - Answers EBP in nursing requires the ability to _________ ____________ available
studies and synthesize credible findings.
science - Answers The body of nursing knowledge is based on _________, and includes theory and
research.
Research - Answers "Search again" or "examine carefully"
research - Answers diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation to generate new knowledge, validate
existing knowledge, and refine knowledge by incorporating new research findings.
nursing research - Answers *Uniquely addresses questions relevant to the largest healthcare
profession* defined as the scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates
new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences the delivery of evidence-based nursing
nursing - Answers the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of
illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
applied research - Answers nursing research that focuses on generating knowledge that can be directly
implemented in clinical practice.
Basic/bench research - Answers not immediately applicable to practice- needed to build and strengthen
the scientific foundation of practice
concrete - Answers a descriptor of thinking that is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by
events that we experience objectively through our senses. (immediated events limited by time and
space)
abstract - Answers a concept oriented toward the development of an idea without application to or
association with a particular instance. (Consider the broader situation or system and look for meaning,
patterns, and relationships). *independent of time and space*
abstract - Answers concepts like: competence, quality, social support, hope
introspection, intuition, reasoning - Answers 3 main categories of abstract thought processes
introspection - Answers process of turning your attention inward toward your own thoughts
intuition - Answers understanding without rationale