N530 Assessment 1 Questions and Verified Detailed Answers; for Guaranteed Success -Wilkes University

Why is research conducted?

for the purpose of generating knowledge in a discipline

Different Types of Knowledge

Declarative knowledge: Knowing what

Procedural Knowledge: Knowing how (skills lab)

Conditional Knowledge: Knowing when and why

Factors that contribute to human knowledge

1.) Accumulated experience: more experience the greater knowledge

2.) Accumulated knowledge: reading engaging in learning

3.) Scientific, Technical, spec:

4.) Common Practice: dangerous for nurses, doing it a way because it has always been that way

5.) Heuristics: Human knowledge, short cuts we take in problem solving

6.) Rule of thumb:

7.) Intuition: gut feeling

8.) Common Sense: (dangerous way to think of knowledge)

Knowledge can be an intersection between

Beliefs (justified) vs Truths

Knowledge in nursing

data collecting, organizing, information, summarizing, and synthesizing

Ontological perspectives

Positivism: (use science, single truth)

Constructivism: Naturalism naturalist paradigm (use qualitative method) (multiple truths)

Pragmatism: engage in mixed method studies, use different types (qualitative or quantitative or both)

How we know something is affected by what?

Our world view

traditions

truths or beliefs based on customs (role modeling or written or oral communication traditions)

authority

person with power or expertise can influence the way we engage in nursing

borrowing

needs to be integrated with our own knowledge

Trial and error

when no other choice is there to guide our practice

Role modeling

learning by imitating experienced people

Intuition

cant be explained, referred to as deep knowing

Reasoning (inductive and deductive)

inductive reasoning: moves from specific to more general ideas. (these researchers employ qualitative methods)

deductive reasoning: moves from broad to more specific (these researchers employ quantitative methods)

Practice knowledge

specific, holistic, process-oriented and outcome focused

Empirical knowledge

knowledge for nursing practice is generated through quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, and outcomes research. (most important knowledge)

What is Nursing Research?

aimed at answering questions about nursing phenomenon

(A scientific process, Rigorous, Logical investigation)

We conduct nursing research for

1.) develop empirical knowledge

2.) test efficacy in treating health problems

3.) improve health and healthcare outcomes

Make sure they are based on science

who benefits from nursing care

nurses

patients

healthcare facilities

anyone touched by nurses

nursing research is conducted by nursing researchers

there is a difference between consuming research vs conducting research

Evidence based practice and three ideas it was built on

best research evidence

clinical expertise (depends on years of experience, knowledge of education and knowledge)

patient needs and values ( refers to health promotion, acute and chronic healthcare) (values is cultural beliefs)

goal: promotes quality, cost-efficiency outcomes for patients