NURS 328 - Understanding Research Questions
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Florence Nightingale correct answer: nursing research began
with the famous nurse
Tradition correct answer: the source of knowledge in most
disciplines that is difficult to
challenge is
Quantitative Research correct answer: the type of research that
involves systematic collection and analysis of controlled,
numerical information is
Qualitative Research correct answer: the type of research that
involves the systematic collection and analysis of narrative
materials is
Scientific Approach correct answer: the approach to knowledge
that uses systematic, controlled procedures is known as the
Field correct answer: naturalistic inquiry always takes place in
the
Research correct answer: is a systematic inquiring that uses
rigorous methods to answer questions or solve problems
,Nursing Research correct answer: systematic inquiry designed
to develop knowledge about issues or phenomena important to
the nursing profession and discipline
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) correct answer: is broadly
defined as the use of the best clinical evidence in making care
decisions
Replication correct answer: repeating the same studies with
different samples, contexts, or at different times to ensure that
findings are robust
Systematic Reviews correct answer: gather and integrate
research information on a given topic to draw conclusions about
the quality of the evidence accumulated to date; systematic
reviews are central to EBP
Paradigm correct answer: is a worldview; a general perspective
on the complexities of the "real" world
The two broad paradigms are correct answer:
positivist/postpositivist and naturalistic
Determinism correct answer: refers to the positivists' belief that
phenomena (observable facts and events) are not haphazard or
random, but rather have antecedent causes
Positivist Paradigm correct answer: the traditional paradigm
underlying the scientific approach, which assumes that there is a
fixed, orderly reality that can be objectively studied; often
associated with quantitative research
,Postpositivist Paradigm correct answer: a modification of the
traditional positivist paradigm that acknowledges the
impossibility of total objectivity; postpositivists appreciate the
impediments to knowing reality with certainty and therefore
seek probabilistic evidence
Naturalistic Paradigm correct answer: an alternative paradigm
to the traditional positivist paradigm tat holds that there are
multiple interpretations of reality, and that the goal of research is
to understand how individuals construct reality within their
context; often associated with qualitative research
Research Methods correct answer: are techniques researchers
use to structure a study and to gather and analyze information
relevant to the research question(s)
Scientific Method correct answer: is a general set of orderly,
disciplined procedures used to acquire information
Empirical Evidence correct answer: is rigorously gathered (e.g.,
evidence collected directly or indirectly through the senses
rather than through personal hunches)
IMRAD Format correct answer: quantitative reports (and many
qualitative ones) typically follow a conventional format for
organizing content
IMRAD correct answer: organizes material into four sections:
introduction, methods, results and discussion
, Abstract correct answer: a brief description (100-200 words) of
the study placed at the beginning of the article
Findings correct answer: the results obtained from data analysis
Statistical Test correct answer: a procedure for testing
hypotheses and evaluating the believability of the findings
Statistically Significant correct answer: means that based on a
statistical test, the findings are probably reliable and replicable
with a new group of people
Level of Significance correct answer: an index of how probable
it is that the findings are reliable
Study Participants correct answer: the people being studied;
quantitative study
Respondents correct answer: when participants provide
information by answering questions, as in an interview
Informants or Key Informants correct answer: participants who
play an active role; qualitative study
Naturalistic Settings correct answer: in the field (e.g., in
people's homes)
Laboratory Settings correct answer: highly controlled
Fieldwork correct answer: the activities undertaken by
researchers (usually qualitative researchers) to collect data out in
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Florence Nightingale correct answer: nursing research began
with the famous nurse
Tradition correct answer: the source of knowledge in most
disciplines that is difficult to
challenge is
Quantitative Research correct answer: the type of research that
involves systematic collection and analysis of controlled,
numerical information is
Qualitative Research correct answer: the type of research that
involves the systematic collection and analysis of narrative
materials is
Scientific Approach correct answer: the approach to knowledge
that uses systematic, controlled procedures is known as the
Field correct answer: naturalistic inquiry always takes place in
the
Research correct answer: is a systematic inquiring that uses
rigorous methods to answer questions or solve problems
,Nursing Research correct answer: systematic inquiry designed
to develop knowledge about issues or phenomena important to
the nursing profession and discipline
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) correct answer: is broadly
defined as the use of the best clinical evidence in making care
decisions
Replication correct answer: repeating the same studies with
different samples, contexts, or at different times to ensure that
findings are robust
Systematic Reviews correct answer: gather and integrate
research information on a given topic to draw conclusions about
the quality of the evidence accumulated to date; systematic
reviews are central to EBP
Paradigm correct answer: is a worldview; a general perspective
on the complexities of the "real" world
The two broad paradigms are correct answer:
positivist/postpositivist and naturalistic
Determinism correct answer: refers to the positivists' belief that
phenomena (observable facts and events) are not haphazard or
random, but rather have antecedent causes
Positivist Paradigm correct answer: the traditional paradigm
underlying the scientific approach, which assumes that there is a
fixed, orderly reality that can be objectively studied; often
associated with quantitative research
,Postpositivist Paradigm correct answer: a modification of the
traditional positivist paradigm that acknowledges the
impossibility of total objectivity; postpositivists appreciate the
impediments to knowing reality with certainty and therefore
seek probabilistic evidence
Naturalistic Paradigm correct answer: an alternative paradigm
to the traditional positivist paradigm tat holds that there are
multiple interpretations of reality, and that the goal of research is
to understand how individuals construct reality within their
context; often associated with qualitative research
Research Methods correct answer: are techniques researchers
use to structure a study and to gather and analyze information
relevant to the research question(s)
Scientific Method correct answer: is a general set of orderly,
disciplined procedures used to acquire information
Empirical Evidence correct answer: is rigorously gathered (e.g.,
evidence collected directly or indirectly through the senses
rather than through personal hunches)
IMRAD Format correct answer: quantitative reports (and many
qualitative ones) typically follow a conventional format for
organizing content
IMRAD correct answer: organizes material into four sections:
introduction, methods, results and discussion
, Abstract correct answer: a brief description (100-200 words) of
the study placed at the beginning of the article
Findings correct answer: the results obtained from data analysis
Statistical Test correct answer: a procedure for testing
hypotheses and evaluating the believability of the findings
Statistically Significant correct answer: means that based on a
statistical test, the findings are probably reliable and replicable
with a new group of people
Level of Significance correct answer: an index of how probable
it is that the findings are reliable
Study Participants correct answer: the people being studied;
quantitative study
Respondents correct answer: when participants provide
information by answering questions, as in an interview
Informants or Key Informants correct answer: participants who
play an active role; qualitative study
Naturalistic Settings correct answer: in the field (e.g., in
people's homes)
Laboratory Settings correct answer: highly controlled
Fieldwork correct answer: the activities undertaken by
researchers (usually qualitative researchers) to collect data out in
