3 elements that make up EBP - Answers research evidence
nurse's clinical expertise
patient circumstances and values
Name three types of quantitative research methods - Answers Descriptive
correlational
quasi-experimental
Descriptive studies - Answers description of phenomena in real life situation
Correlational studies - Answers examines relationships and is conducted to develop and refine
explanatory knowledge for nursing practice
Quasi-experimental - Answers examines casual relationships or determines the effect of one
variable on another usually involve implementation of intervention or treatment
Example of descriptive research - Answers describing the spread of flu cases each season and
their influence on local and global health
Examples of correlational research - Answers minutes watching television and playing video
games per week and BMI of school aged children
quasi-experimental example - Answers determine effectiveness of calcium 1/ vitamin D3
supplements on the bone density of adults
Experimental - Answers objective, systemic, highly controlled investigation conducted for the
purpose of predicting and controlling phenomena in nursing practice
What is applied research? - Answers scientific study that. aims to generate knowledge that will
directly influence or IMPROVE clinical practice
What are extraneous variables? - Answers any variables other than the independent variable that
seem likely to influence the dependent variable in a study
3 common settings for conducting research - Answers natural, partially controlled, highly
controlled
What is one of the fastest growing-ehtical problems in research? - Answers Research
misconduct
Name 3 examples of research misconduct - Answers Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism
, in processing performing or reviewing research or in reporting research results
What is the purpose of the Nuremberg code - Answers helps evaluate the consent process,
protection of subjects from harm and place of benefits and risk in a study
The declaration of Helsinki - Answers differentiating therapeutic research from non-therapeutic
research an addition to nuremberg code; the ethical principles were added in which the
investigator needs to fulfill
protect life, health, privacy and dignity of human subject
Three ways researcher can violate subject's right to self-determination - Answers coercion,
covert data collection and deception
Privacy - Answers the French freedom people have to determine the time, extent, and general
circumstance under which their private info will be shared w/ or w/held from others
invasion of privacy - Answers when private information is shared without a person's knowledge
or against his or her will.
Name the five human rights in research - Answers self-determination
privacy
anonymity and confidentiality
fair selection and treatment
protection from discomfort and harm
What types of human subjects were specifically protected by the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare in 1973? - Answers Ill, mentally impaired, or dying
List the four elements of informed consent - Answers Disclosure of study information to the
study participant
comprehension of information by the participant
competence of the participant to give consent
voluntary consent of the participant to take par in the study
Why is an institutional review of a study conducted? - Answers Examined for ethical concern by
a committee knowledge about research and clinical practice
How many people are on an IRB - Answers 5