Nursing Research

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Sources of Knowledge

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Traditional Practices

Authority

Personal Experience

Trial and Error

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Inductive Reasoning

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"Build Theory"

--> moves from specific to general

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Deductive Reasoning

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"Test Theory"

--> moves from general to specific

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What do sources of knowledge lack?

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Nursing research

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Nursing Research definition

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systematic approach that helps nurses discover answers and resolve problems that are important to clinical practice, administration or education

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Why is nursing research important?

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-increases nursing's science-based knowledge

- improves patient outcomes

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What does nursing research accomplish?

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- increases credibility

- research-based practices

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Role of diploma nurses in research

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- can help identify problems

- help with collecting data

- use of research findings for clinical care

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Role of BScN nurses in research

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- expected to identify clinical problems for research as well as help investigators gain clinical site access

- should understand basic research processes, apply research findings and collaborate on research teams

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Role of Master's Degree nurses in research

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- prepare clinicians are prepared to judge the relevance of research outcomes for clinical practice

- serve as leaders in identifying clinical problems

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Role of PhD nurses in research

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- identify problems and develop programs for research

- responsible for communicating research findings to the nursing community

- ability to design sound studies

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Priorities of Nursing Research

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- promote health

- prevent disease

- improve quality of life by managing symptoms of acute and chronic illness

- enhance innovation in science and practice

- eliminate disparities in access to care

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Evidence Based Practice

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Research applied to clinical practice that resolves clinical problems and promotes high quality care for patients and families

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How many phases in the research process

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five phases

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Purpose of circular nature of the research process

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- moves from asking a question to finding and answer and then using that answer in practice

- the answers found encourage and lead to new questions (this completes the circle and starts the process again)

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Characteristics of the nursing process

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- interactive, purposeful, systematic (organized)

- client-centered

- goal directed and outcome focused

- prioritizes patient needs

- steps are interrelated and dependent on the accuracy of the proceeding steps

- used to identify, diagnose, treat human responses to health and illness

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How to improve nursing process

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- ask well-stated questions

- ask focused questions

- when consulting scientific literature, read multiple specific articles for answers (recommended 4-6)

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Similarities between nursing research and nursing processes

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- both involve a purpose, series of actions, a goal, critical thinking, and problem solving

- both are divided into five phases

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Differences between nursing research and nursing processes

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- research process is more complex

- nursing process is primarily focused on the clinical arena

- research process can focus on clinical, educational, and professional arenas

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Research process overview

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1. Idea (topic)

2. Research question

3. Literature review

4. Evaluate existing research

5. Determine amount and adequacy

6. Plan study

7. Collect data

8. Disseminate results