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\Q\,evidence based practice - ANSWERS✔-the process of systematically finding, appraising, and
using research findings as the basis for clinical practice
\Q\.practice guidelines - ANSWERS✔-research-based recommendations stated as standards of
practice, procedures, or decision algorithms
\Q\.research - ANSWERS✔-a process of systematic inquiry or study to build knowledge in a
discipline
\Q\.to develop a body of knowledge for a profession - ANSWERS✔-what is the purpose of
research?
\Q\.nursing research - ANSWERS✔-a systematic approach used to examine phenomena
important to nursing and nurses
\Q\.florence nightingale - ANSWERS✔-who did nursing research begin with?
\Q\.nursing education - ANSWERS✔-what was the focus of research during the 1900s-1940s?
\Q\.teaching, administration, curriculum - ANSWERS✔-what was the focus of research until the
1970s?
,\Q\.improvement of patient care - ANSWERS✔-what was the focus of research during the
1970s?
\Q\.to provide high quality care to individuals - ANSWERS✔-why does nursing exist?
\Q\.to put the knowledge gained to work in health care - ANSWERS✔-what is the main outcome
of research activity for nurses?
\Q\.federal funding, private foundations, nursing organizations - ANSWERS✔-what are the 3
types of funding for nursing research?
\Q\.national institute of nursing research (NINR) and agency for healthcare research and quality
(AHRQ) - ANSWERS✔-what are the 2 sources of federal funding?
\Q\.national institute of nursing research (NINR) - ANSWERS✔-symptom science, wellness, self-
management, end of life and palliative care
\Q\.NINR innovative question initiative - ANSWERS✔-launched to encourage new thinking and
creativity in nursing to promote results-oriented innovations
\Q\.agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ) - ANSWERS✔-improve health care
outcomes, reduce the risk of harm, transform research into practice, promote use of EBP,
advanced use of information technology for coordinating patient care and conducting quality
and outcomes research, include priority populations health care needs in their research
\Q\.robert wood johnson foundation and w.k. kellogg foundation - ANSWERS✔-what are the 2
private foundations that provide research funding?
, \Q\.sigma theta tau international (STTI), american nurses association (ANA), oncology nurses
society (ONS), american nurses foundation (ANF) - ANSWERS✔-what are the 3 nursing
organizations that provide research funding?
\Q\.sigma theta tau international (STTI) - ANSWERS✔-makes research grant awards to increase
scientific knowledge related to nursing practice; supports creative interdisciplinary research and
places important on identifying best practices and benchmark innovations
\Q\.american nurses association (ANA) - ANSWERS✔-awards small grants through the American
Nurses Foundation
\Q\.oncology nurses society (ONS) - ANSWERS✔-awards grants that focus on issues related to
oncology
\Q\.clinicians, students, educators, administrators, and policymakers - ANSWERS✔-EBP has
become a major driving force in the disciplinary life of who?
\Q\.translation science - ANSWERS✔-extensive work is being done on the best ways to translate
research into practice, spawning a new area of health care science; to provide guidance on the
best ways to incorporate best evidence into health care
\Q\.clinical nurse specialist (CNS), clinical nurse researcher (CNR), clinical nurse leader (CNL),
doctor of nursing practice (DNP) - ANSWERS✔-what are the 4 nursing research roles?
\Q\.clinical nurse specialist (CNS) - ANSWERS✔-registered nurse with graduate preparation in a
specialized area of nursing practice and an expert clinician with additional responsibility for
education and research