Nursing Research - Module 1 (Lecture Notes)

Flashcards covering the key concepts from the nursing research lecture notes, including purpose, history, paradigms, reasoning, and evidence sources.

What is nursing research?

A systematic inquiry to develop evidence on problems of importance to nurses.

What does evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing involve?

Incorporating research findings into decisions and interactions with clients.

Who benefits from knowledge of nursing research?

Both consumers of research (read and evaluate studies) and producers of research (design and undertake studies).

When did nursing research accelerate rapidly?

In the 1950s.

Since the 1980s, what has been the focus of nursing research?

Clinical nursing research relating to clinical practice.

What is the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and when was it established?

NINR at the U.S. NIH, established in 1993, affirming the stature of nursing research.

What are likely future emphases of nursing research?

EBP projects, replications, systematic reviews, multisite/interdisciplinary studies, expanded dissemination, and health disparities.

What distinguishes disciplined research from other sources of evidence in nursing practice?

Disciplined research is rigorous and sits at the pinnacle of the evidence hierarchy, unlike tradition, authority, personal experience, trial and error, intuition, and logical reasoning.

What are the two broad paradigms for nursing research?

Positivist paradigm and naturalistic paradigm.

What does the positivist paradigm assume about reality and phenomena?

There is an objective reality and phenomena are regular and orderly; determinism applies.

What does the naturalistic paradigm assume about reality?

Reality is a construction of human minds; truth is a composite of multiple constructions of reality.

With which paradigm is quantitative research associated?

Positivist paradigm; traditional scientific method; numerical information.

With which paradigm is qualitative research associated?

Naturalistic paradigm; qualitative research using subjective narratives and flexible procedures.

What are deductive and inductive reasoning in research?

Deductive reasoning predicts specific outcomes from general principles; inductive reasoning develops generalizations from specific observations.

What are the listed sources of evidence for nursing practice?

Tradition and Authority; Clinical Experience, Trial and Error, and Intuition; Logical Reasoning; Assembled Information; Disciplined Research.

What is the difference between basic and applied nursing research?

Basic research extends the base of information for knowledge; applied research discovers solutions to immediate problems.

On the description/explanation continuum, what are some purposes?

Identification, description, exploration, prediction/control, and explanation.

Name the research purposes linked to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP).

Treatment or therapy or intervention; diagnosis and assessment; prognosis; harm and etiology; meaning and process.

How are research purposes related to EBP aims in nursing research?

Many studies can be classified by EBP aims such as treatment/intervention, diagnosis/assessment, prognosis, harm/etiology, and meaning/process.