systema c inquiry that uses structured methods to answer ques ons and solve problems.
research
ul mate goal of formal research
gain knowledge that would be useful for many people
research designed to guide nursing prac ce
clinical nursing research
the use of the best evidence in making pa ent care decisions
evidence based prac ce
nurses who read research reports to keep up to date on the findings that may affect their
prac ce
consumers of nursing research
nurses who ac vely design and undertake studies
producers of nursing research
journal club
mee ngs to discuss research ar cles
rigorously integrate a wide scope of research informa on on a topic to determine if the
evidence is strong or weak
systema c reviews
the prac cal importance of research results in terms of whether they have genuine, palpable
effects on the daily lives of pa ents or on the health care decisions made on their behalf.
clinical significance
a principle that is accepted as being true based on logic or reason without proof
assump on
a way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses a set of philosophical assump ons
and that guides one's approach to inquiry.
, paradigm
the paradigm underlying the tradi onal scien fic approach, which assumes that there is an
orderly reality that can be objec vely studied; o!en associated with quan ta ve research
posi vist paradigm
a paradigm that holds there are mul ple interpreta ons of reality and that the goal of research
is to understand how individuals construct their reality within their context
associated with qualita ve research
also called naturalis c paradigm
construc vist paradigm
the techniques researchers use to design a study and to gather and analyze relevant informa on
research methods
evidence that is rooted in objec ve reality and gathered directly or indirectly through the senses
rather than through personal beliefs or hunches.
empirical evidence
reduces human experience to only the few concepts that are defined in advance by researchers
rather than naturally emerging from the experiences of those under study.
reduc onist
cri cism of the tradi onal scien fic method
induc ve reasoning
going from specific to general
commonali es of naturalis c and construc vist
ul mate goals
external evidence
reliance on human coopera on
ethical constraints
fallibility (limita ons)
research designed to illuminate the underlying causes of phenomena