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How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing? A. Responsibility is more specifically defined B. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased C. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health D. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other disciplines |
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In which section of a research report or article would you expect to find a detailed description of the instruments used to measure specific study variables? A. Problem statement B. Methods C. Sampling D. Data analysis |
B |
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What should be the determining factor for a researcher to conduct a qualitative study? A. The need to test a theory B. The nature of the research question C. The age and gender of the study participants D. The availability of valid instruments to measure the phenomena |
B |
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____ are the person beliefs of the researcher A. Personal ontology B. Epistemology C. Values D. Aim of inquiry |
C |
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The contextual focus of ____ is on biographical attributes such as race, age, and geographic location |
Post-positivism |
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A researcher designs a study to test the pain-relieving effect of a vibration intervention based on gate-control theory. They are likely to have used ____ reasoning. |
Deductive |
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Post-positivism's ontology states that researchers are naturally biased and objectivity is the ultimate goal True or false |
False; Post-positivism's epistemology states that researchers are naturally biased and objectivity is the ultimate goal |
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What is the major difference between inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning? |
Inductive reasoning starts with observed details that lead to a general structure or picture, whereas deductive reasoning begins with a structure or picture that guides the search for associated details |
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A definition intended to convey the general meaning of the concept |
Conceptual definition |
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______ specify the relationship between components of a framework |
Theories |
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Inductive reasoning is most often used in qualitative research True or false? |
True |
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A _____ _____ is defined as a structure of concepts, theories, or both that is used to construct a map for the study |
Theoretical and conceptual framework |
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Questions like "what is knowledge?" and "how is knowledge acquired are the domains of _______ |
Epistemology |
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Reflection and bracketing are typical approaches to limiting the influence of research values within the post-positivist paradigm True or false? |
False |
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Which research paradigm is most likely to ask questions such as "how does gender influence how people access cancer care?" |
Critical theory |
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_____ research is systematic, interactive and subjective research method used to describe and give meaning to life experiences |
Qualitative |
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The ladder of abstraction from most abstract to most concrete |
Worldview, framework, theories, concepts, variable |
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What is a paradigm? |
Philosophical beliefs that influence the way people in a society think about the world |
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How is a model related to a concept or concepts? |
A model demonstrates the relationships among or between concepts |
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A ____ is a tentative statement of relationship between two or more variables that can be empirically tested. It can also be thought of as a micro theory. |
Hypothesis |
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In which section of a research report or study would the study sampling be presented? |
Methods |
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When an idea or a clinical situation has emerged as a potential research problem, what is the next appropriate step? |
Performing a literature review |
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What is the key difference between independent and dependent variables? |
The dependent variable should change in response to the manipulation of the independent variable |
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What type of hypothesis is demonstrated by the following statement? "there will be no difference in the number of adverse events among clients discharged 2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy compared with the clients discharged 4 days after an abdominal hysterectomy" |
Null hypothesis |
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Which of the following strategies or actions is most important in writing a relevant literature review? A. Including as many secondary sources as possible B. Analyzing an article for its strengths/weaknesses C. Using direct quotations to present the most information D. Allowing the research consumer to form his or her own synthesis of the literature |
B |
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In which section of a research report or study would unexpected findings be presented? |
Discussion |
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Which of the following is one of the first objectives of critically reading a research study report? |
To determine if the study is qualitative or quantitative |
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Clarifying unfamiliar terms within the text is an example of ______ |
Critical reading |
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______ an interrogative sentence or declarative statement about the relationship between two or more variables |
Hypothesis |
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What is the level of postoperative infection following the use of clean tracheostomy care? Is an example of a : |
Research questions |
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Research |
Is the systematic, rigorous, logical investigation that aims to answer questions about nursing phenomena |
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Phenomena |
Occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are perceptible by the senses such as the expression of pain or loss. They are the circumstances of interest to the nurse. |
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Evidence based practice |
Conscious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients and the delivery of health care services |
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Evidence informed practice |
Acknowledging and considering the myriad factors beyond such evidence as local indigenous knowledge, cultural and religious norms, and clinical judgement |
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Data |
Information systematically collected in the course of a study; the plural of datum |
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Consumer |
A person who actively uses and applies research |
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Generalizability |
The extent to which data can be inferred to be representative of similar phenomena in a population beyond the studied sample |
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What are the 5 steps of the knowledge development process? |
a. Knowledge gap b. Knowledge generation c. Knowledge distribution d. Knowledge adaption e. Knowledge review |
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What are the different types of nursing knowledge? |
a. Personal b. Experiential c. Ethical d. Aesthetic e. Sociopolitical f. Theoretical/Empirical |
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Philosophical beliefs |
The system of motivating values, concepts, principles, and the nature of human knowledge of an individual, group, or culture. The basis of world view or paradigm. |
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World view |
The way people in society think about the world |
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Paradigm |
Means pattern; set of beliefs and practices shared by communities of researchers, that guide the knowledge development process |
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Ontology |
What exists |
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Epistemology |
The theory of knowledge |
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Methodology |
Discipline-specific principles, rules, and procedures that guide the process through which knowledge is acquired |
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Aim of inquiry |
The goals or specific objectives of the research, which vary with the paradigm |
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Context |
The personal, social, and political environment in which a phenomenon of interest occurs |
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Post-positivism |
The view that a "reality" exists that can be observed, measured and understood. However, this view is tempered by the belief that science offers an imperfect understanding of the world. It suggests that a material world exists; that things can be sensed. Values objectivity. |
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Contructivism |
The basis for the naturalistic (qualitative) research, a belief that reality is not fixed but rather is a construction of the people perceiving it. Suggests reality and the way in which we understand our world are largely dependent on our perception. Values subjectivity. Seeks to understand people from their point of view. |
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Critical social though |
A philosophical orientation that suggests that reality and a persons understanding of reality are constructed by people with the most power a particular point in history. Strong focus on how power imbalances influence health and wellbeing. Values subjectivity, seeks to understand people from their point of view. |
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Model |
A symbolic representation of a set of concepts that is created to depict relationships |
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Research hypothesis |
A statement about the expected relationship between variables. also known as scientific hypothesis. |
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Statistical / null hypothesis |
A statement that no relationship exists between the independent and dependent variables. |
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Directional hypothesis |
A hypothesis that specifies the expected direction of the relationship between independent and dependent variables. |
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Nondirectional hypothesis |
A hypothesis that indicates the existence of a relationship between the variables but does not specify the anticipated direction of the relationship |
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Conceptual definition |
The general meaning of a concept |
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Operational definition |
The description of how a concept is measured and what instruments are used to capture the essence of the variable. |
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Hypothesis |
A tentative statement of relationship between two or more variables that can be tested empirically. It is a best guess or prediction about what a researcher expects to find with regard to the relationship between two or more variables. |
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Hermenuetics |
A theoretical framework in which to understand or interpret human phenomena from the study of those phenomena |
