Nursing Research, Philosophy, and Professional Roles

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture notes on nursing research, EBP, philosophy, and professional roles.

Role-modeling

Learning professional identity by observing and interacting with expert nurses; serves as a template for novice practice.

Mentorship

An intensified form of role-modeling where a mentor teaches, sponsors, guides, and precepts a mentee, fostering research competence.

Mentor

A nurse who acts as teacher, sponsor, facilitator, clinical guide, and preceptor for a mentee.

AACN

American Association of Colleges of Nursing; sets standards for nursing education programs and establishes content consensus.

Metaparadigm (Nursing)

Central nursing concepts: person, health, environment, and nursing; foundational framework of the profession.

Holistic nursing

Focus on the whole person (mind, body, spirit) within their environment to promote health and quality of life.

Philosophy (in nursing)

Broad, abstract framework shaping how nurses view the world, conduct research, and apply knowledge in practice.

Truth relative / Reality per perception

Nursing view that truth and reality can vary by perception; clinicians respect patients' worldviews in care and evidence use.

Empirical world

The concrete, observable aspects of practice that interact with EBP, research, theory, science, and philosophy.

EBP (Evidence-Based Practice)

Using the best available evidence, along with patient values, to guide nursing decisions and practice.

Description (in research)

Observing and documenting phenomena to provide a snapshot of reality; descriptive designs can be qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, or outcomes studies.

Explanation (in research)

Clarifying relationships among concepts or variables to understand how they work together and to develop models or theories.

Prediction (in research)

Estimating the probability of a specific outcome; identifying disease risk and informing screening and prevention.

Control (in research)

Using research evidence to implement interventions that achieve desired health outcomes and improve practice.

Theory

A creative, rigorous structuring of concepts and relations that explains a phenomenon and is tested by research.

Research

Systematic inquiry to address knowledge gaps, validate knowledge, and generate new understanding to inform practice.

Burnout and resilience

Adverse workplace outcomes; resilience emerges when adversity is recognized and managed with protective strategies.

Four techniques for managing adversity

Protecting, processing, decontaminating, and distancing.

Dehydration guideline (Managing oral hydration)

Hartford Institute guideline for preventing dehydration in older adults; actions include calculating fluid goals, monitoring intake, and scheduled fluids.

Postsecondary nursing education levels

BSN: basic critical appraisal and data collection; MSN: synthesize/apply evidence; DNP: implement guidelines; PhD: lead research; Postdoc: mentored research experiences.