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NURS 328: Nursing research- Athabasca
University Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Research
Ans: systematic inquiry that uses structured methods to answer questions
and solve problems
Nursing Research
Ans: systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical Nursing Research
Ans: Research designed to guide nursing practice. Typically begins with
questions that are raised in day- to- day clinical practice- problems that
you may have already encountered.
evidence-based practice
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Ans: The use of the best evidence in making patient care decisions. Such
evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other
health care professionals.
consumers of nursing research
Ans: nurses who read research report to keep up to date on findings that
may effect their practice.
producers of nursing research
Ans: nurses who actively design and undertake studies
translational research
Ans: research on how findings from studies can best be translated into
practice
clinical significance
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Ans: The practical importance of research results in terms of whether they
have genuine, palpable effects on the daily lives of patients or on health
care decisions made on their behalf
benchmarking data
Ans: provides information on such issues as the rates of using various
procedures or rates of clinical problems
quality improvement
Ans: systematic efforts to improve practices and processes within a
specific organization or patient groups. ie. medication error reports. Can
be used to assess practices and determine the need for practice
changes.
Paradigm
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Ans: a worldview, a general perspective to explain the world's
complexities. A way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses
a set of philosophical assumptions and that guides one's approach to
inquiry.
assumption
Ans: A principle that is believed to be true without solid proof
determinism
Ans: refers to the positives' belief that phenomena do not happen by
chance but they are controlled and produced by antecedent causes
positivist paradigm
Ans: research activity often aimed at understanding the underlying
causes of natural phenomena. Closely related to quantitative research.
probabilistic evidence
NURS 328: Nursing research- Athabasca
University Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Research
Ans: systematic inquiry that uses structured methods to answer questions
and solve problems
Nursing Research
Ans: systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical Nursing Research
Ans: Research designed to guide nursing practice. Typically begins with
questions that are raised in day- to- day clinical practice- problems that
you may have already encountered.
evidence-based practice
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Ans: The use of the best evidence in making patient care decisions. Such
evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other
health care professionals.
consumers of nursing research
Ans: nurses who read research report to keep up to date on findings that
may effect their practice.
producers of nursing research
Ans: nurses who actively design and undertake studies
translational research
Ans: research on how findings from studies can best be translated into
practice
clinical significance
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Ans: The practical importance of research results in terms of whether they
have genuine, palpable effects on the daily lives of patients or on health
care decisions made on their behalf
benchmarking data
Ans: provides information on such issues as the rates of using various
procedures or rates of clinical problems
quality improvement
Ans: systematic efforts to improve practices and processes within a
specific organization or patient groups. ie. medication error reports. Can
be used to assess practices and determine the need for practice
changes.
Paradigm
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Ans: a worldview, a general perspective to explain the world's
complexities. A way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses
a set of philosophical assumptions and that guides one's approach to
inquiry.
assumption
Ans: A principle that is believed to be true without solid proof
determinism
Ans: refers to the positives' belief that phenomena do not happen by
chance but they are controlled and produced by antecedent causes
positivist paradigm
Ans: research activity often aimed at understanding the underlying
causes of natural phenomena. Closely related to quantitative research.
probabilistic evidence
