Nursing Research - Exam #1

Research that is designed to inform nursing practice is referred to as ________ nursing research

clinical

Nurses in practice settings often read and evaluate studies in context of a journal ________

club

A principle that is believed to be true without proof of verifications is an ________

assumption

A ________ is a worldview, a way of looking at natural phenomena

paradigm

The techniques used by researches to structure a study are called research. ________

methods

________ is the worldview that assumes that there is an orderly reality that can be studied objectively

positivism

The worldview that holds that there are multiple interpretations of reality is ________

constructivism

The positivist assumptions that phenomena are not random, but rather have antecedent causes is called ________

determinism

________ research involves the collect and analysis of numeric information and is associated with the traditional scientific method

quantitative

________ evidence is rooted in objective reality and is gathered through the senses

empirical

The degree to which research findings can be applied to people who did not participate in the study is called ________

generalizability

The type of research that analyzes narrative, subjective material is ________ research

qualitative

The “three legs” of EBP and research evidence, clinical expertise and ________

patient preferences and values

In terms of EBP-related purpose, studies that address ________ questions seek to identify effective treatments for addressing health problems

therapy

in the PICO format asking for well-worded clinical questions, the “O” stands for ________

outcome

in the PICO format asking for well-worded clinical questions, the “P” stands for

population/ patients

in the PICO format asking for well-worded clinical questions, the “C” stands for (don’t always have a c)

comparison

in the PICO format asking for well-worded clinical questions, the “I” stands for

intervention/ influence

Methods of inquiry rely primarily on collecting and analyzing quantitative information

Positivist paradigm

Assumes that reality exists and that it can be objectively studied and known

Positivist paradigm

Subjectivity in inquires is considered inevitable and desirable

Constructivist paradigm

Assumes reality is a construction and that many constructions are possible

constructivist paradigm

Inquires rely on external/empirical evidence collect through human senses

positivist paradigm

Method of inquiry relies primary on collecting and analyzing qualitative information

constructivist paradigm

Inquires are not constrained by ethical issues

neither paradigms

Another name for the outcome variable is the _________

dependent variable

To get access to a site and its inhabitants is to gain _________ into the site

entree

Information gathered in a study is called _________

data

A _________ is a subset of a population from which data is gathered

sample

The _________ definition indicates how a variable will be measured or observed

operational

A systematic, abstract explanation of phenomena is a _________

theory

Quantitative researchers perform _________ analyses of data

statistical

Researches typically use a(n) _________ design in qualitative studies

emergent

A _________ is a somewhat more complex abstraction than a concept

construct

Qualitative analyses usually involve a search for recurrent _________

themes

Another name for non-experimental, quantitative research is _________ research

observational

A research _________ is the basic architecture of the study

design

A(n) _________ is a characteristic or quality that takes on different values; it differs from person to person

variable

Data _________ saturation is a principle used to decide when to stop sampling in a qualitative study

saturation

A person who provides information to researches in a quantitative study is called a _________

study subject/ participant

The variable that is the presumed affect

dependent variable

The variable involved in a cause and effect relationship

both variables

The variable that is presumed cause

independent variable

The variable “length of stay in hospital”

both varaibles

The variable that requires and operational definition

both variables

The variable that is the main outcome of interest in a study

dependent variable

The variable that is constant

neither variables

The variable in a grounded theory study

neither variables