NURS 602 QUIZ 1 | ACTUAL STUDY SET
| QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
research - ANSW-systematic inquiry to validate and refine existing knowledge and develop new
knowledge.
nursing research (book definition) - ANSW-scientific process that validates and refines existing
knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences nursing practice.
Nursing research slide definition - ANSW-Nursing research provides outcomes affecting patient care,
nursing practice, and empirical knowledge used to guide research and healthcare.
EBP - ANSW-integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient circumstances and
values in the delivery of quality, safe, and cost-effective health care.
Evidence-based nursing practice - ANSW-uses research to ensure the greatest number of people receive
safe and effective care, and predict or prevent poor healthcare decisions.
Evidence-based nursing practice purpose - ANSW-- Describe what exists in nursing practice
- Discover new information
- Promote understanding of situations
- Classify information for use in practice settings
-Explain the relationships among phenomena and identify possible reasons why events occur
- Determine what data needs to be gathered to address patient health needs
- Link the causative risk factors or cause of illness, morbidity, and mortality
- Determine the relationships among health risks, behaviors, and health status
- Determine links among demographic characteristics, disease states, psychological factors, and a
patient's response to treatment
-Predict the risk for a disease or injury in different populations
- Predict behaviors that promote health and prevent illness
- Predict healthcare-required bases on a patient's needs and values
Florence Nightingale - ANSW--First nurse researcher who developed empirical knowledge to improve
nursing practice in the 19th century.
-Crimean War 1859
Historical timelines 1900s- 1970's - ANSW-1900- American Journal of Nursing
1930s- Case studies prominent
1923- Columbia- First doctoral program for nurses.
1929- Yale first nursing masters.
1950- ANA study on standards.(pub 1959)
1952- Nursing research.
1955- Nurse research association established.
1972- nursing research affects guidelines. Archie Cochrane writes book.
, Historical Timelines 1980's- 1990's - ANSW-1983- Annual review of nursing I was published.
1985-National Center Nursing Research established.
1993-
Traditions - ANSW--Truths or beliefs based on customs or beliefs
- Communicated from generation to generation via written and oral report
- Can be beneficial in utilization of past experiences
- Can be harmful in restriction of allowing for practice of new knowledge
Authority - ANSW--A person with expertise who is able to influence the opinions and behaviors of those
with less authority
- Instructors, published nurse researchers, and clinical experts are seen as authorities
Borrowing - ANSW--Involves the appropriation and use of knowledge from other fields or disciplines to
guide nursing practice.
• Nurses tend to borrow from medical practice in their traditional detection and treatment of illness.
• Nurses also tend to borrow from social work and psychology practices to create a more holistic
experience for the patient.
Trial and Error - ANSW-An approach when outcomes are unknown and other sources of information are
unavailable.
• Knowledge is gained from experience.
• All patients react differently to medication, socialization, trauma, etc., and therefore there is an
element of trial and error when initiating and maintaining safe care.
• Trial and error can also be detrimental to the patient if the intervention is unsuccessful.
Personal Experience - ANSW-Involved gaining knowledge by being personally involved in an event,
situation, or circumstance.
• Personal experience allows the nurse to gain skills and expertise.
• The amount of nursing experience affects the nurse's knowledge base. With more experience, a bigger
picture of treatment and prevention of disease or illness is exponential.
Role Modeling - ANSW-A learned behavior, based on imitation of an expert.
• Novice nurses use role modeling to learn about new experiences and situations.
• Mentorship is a more complex method of role modeling, often used in discipline-specific
training of nurses.
Intuition - ANSW-Insight into or understanding of a situation or event that usually cannot be explained
logically.
• Sometime described as a "gut feeling."
• Experienced nurses have a deep and intense knowledge of their practice and patient needs, allowing
them to have an unexplained way of noticing impending illness or complications prior to their
exacerbation or, at times, initiation.
Reasoning - ANSW-• The processing and organizing of ideas to reach conclusions
• This type of thinking is usually based on:
- Inductive reasoning: moving from specific to general knowledge or observations
| QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
research - ANSW-systematic inquiry to validate and refine existing knowledge and develop new
knowledge.
nursing research (book definition) - ANSW-scientific process that validates and refines existing
knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences nursing practice.
Nursing research slide definition - ANSW-Nursing research provides outcomes affecting patient care,
nursing practice, and empirical knowledge used to guide research and healthcare.
EBP - ANSW-integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient circumstances and
values in the delivery of quality, safe, and cost-effective health care.
Evidence-based nursing practice - ANSW-uses research to ensure the greatest number of people receive
safe and effective care, and predict or prevent poor healthcare decisions.
Evidence-based nursing practice purpose - ANSW-- Describe what exists in nursing practice
- Discover new information
- Promote understanding of situations
- Classify information for use in practice settings
-Explain the relationships among phenomena and identify possible reasons why events occur
- Determine what data needs to be gathered to address patient health needs
- Link the causative risk factors or cause of illness, morbidity, and mortality
- Determine the relationships among health risks, behaviors, and health status
- Determine links among demographic characteristics, disease states, psychological factors, and a
patient's response to treatment
-Predict the risk for a disease or injury in different populations
- Predict behaviors that promote health and prevent illness
- Predict healthcare-required bases on a patient's needs and values
Florence Nightingale - ANSW--First nurse researcher who developed empirical knowledge to improve
nursing practice in the 19th century.
-Crimean War 1859
Historical timelines 1900s- 1970's - ANSW-1900- American Journal of Nursing
1930s- Case studies prominent
1923- Columbia- First doctoral program for nurses.
1929- Yale first nursing masters.
1950- ANA study on standards.(pub 1959)
1952- Nursing research.
1955- Nurse research association established.
1972- nursing research affects guidelines. Archie Cochrane writes book.
, Historical Timelines 1980's- 1990's - ANSW-1983- Annual review of nursing I was published.
1985-National Center Nursing Research established.
1993-
Traditions - ANSW--Truths or beliefs based on customs or beliefs
- Communicated from generation to generation via written and oral report
- Can be beneficial in utilization of past experiences
- Can be harmful in restriction of allowing for practice of new knowledge
Authority - ANSW--A person with expertise who is able to influence the opinions and behaviors of those
with less authority
- Instructors, published nurse researchers, and clinical experts are seen as authorities
Borrowing - ANSW--Involves the appropriation and use of knowledge from other fields or disciplines to
guide nursing practice.
• Nurses tend to borrow from medical practice in their traditional detection and treatment of illness.
• Nurses also tend to borrow from social work and psychology practices to create a more holistic
experience for the patient.
Trial and Error - ANSW-An approach when outcomes are unknown and other sources of information are
unavailable.
• Knowledge is gained from experience.
• All patients react differently to medication, socialization, trauma, etc., and therefore there is an
element of trial and error when initiating and maintaining safe care.
• Trial and error can also be detrimental to the patient if the intervention is unsuccessful.
Personal Experience - ANSW-Involved gaining knowledge by being personally involved in an event,
situation, or circumstance.
• Personal experience allows the nurse to gain skills and expertise.
• The amount of nursing experience affects the nurse's knowledge base. With more experience, a bigger
picture of treatment and prevention of disease or illness is exponential.
Role Modeling - ANSW-A learned behavior, based on imitation of an expert.
• Novice nurses use role modeling to learn about new experiences and situations.
• Mentorship is a more complex method of role modeling, often used in discipline-specific
training of nurses.
Intuition - ANSW-Insight into or understanding of a situation or event that usually cannot be explained
logically.
• Sometime described as a "gut feeling."
• Experienced nurses have a deep and intense knowledge of their practice and patient needs, allowing
them to have an unexplained way of noticing impending illness or complications prior to their
exacerbation or, at times, initiation.
Reasoning - ANSW-• The processing and organizing of ideas to reach conclusions
• This type of thinking is usually based on:
- Inductive reasoning: moving from specific to general knowledge or observations
