POLIT AND BECK NURSING RESEARCH
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Evidence-based practice - ANS decisions based on the best available evidence and clinical
judgement, and patient preferences, in making patient care decisions, and best evidence from
collegial research by nurses and other professionals.
research - ANS a systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or
solve problems.
nursing research - ANS systematic inquiry designed to generate trustworthy evidence about
important issues to the nursing profession, ie nursing practice, education, admin, and
informatics.
clinical nursing research - ANS research to guide nursing practice and the quality of life for
nursing clients.
journal club - ANS involves meetings to discuss research articles
translational research - ANS research on how findings from studies can best be translated
into practice.
replication - ANS the repeated efforts of studies with different clients, different settings, and
at different times to ensure that the findings are robust.
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, systematic reviews - ANS a cornerstone of EBP and take on increasing importance in all
health disciplines.
innovation - ANS creative and innovative solutions to recurrent practice problems.
Expanded local research in health care settings - ANS small studies designed to solve local
problems.
strengthening of interdisciplinary collaborations - ANS collaboration of nurses with
researchers in related fields is likely to expand in the 21st century as researchers address
fundamental healthcare problems.
expanded dissertation of research findings - ANS the internet and other electronic
communications have an impact on disseminating research information, which in turn helps to
promote EBP.
Increased focus on cultural issues and health disparities - ANS the issue of health disparities
has emerged as a central concern in nursing and other health disciplines, thus raising
consciousness about the cultural sensitivity of health interventions and the cultural competence
of health care workers.
clinical significance and patient input - ANS research findings increasingly must meet the test
of being clinically significant and patients have taken center stage in efforts to define clinical
significance.
evidence hierarchy - ANS acknowledgement that certain types of evidence are better than
others.
inductive reasoning - ANS involves developing generalizations from specific observations.
deductive reasoning - ANS involves developing specific predictions from general principles.
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CHAPTERS 1-6 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100%
CORRECT.
Evidence-based practice - ANS decisions based on the best available evidence and clinical
judgement, and patient preferences, in making patient care decisions, and best evidence from
collegial research by nurses and other professionals.
research - ANS a systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or
solve problems.
nursing research - ANS systematic inquiry designed to generate trustworthy evidence about
important issues to the nursing profession, ie nursing practice, education, admin, and
informatics.
clinical nursing research - ANS research to guide nursing practice and the quality of life for
nursing clients.
journal club - ANS involves meetings to discuss research articles
translational research - ANS research on how findings from studies can best be translated
into practice.
replication - ANS the repeated efforts of studies with different clients, different settings, and
at different times to ensure that the findings are robust.
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, systematic reviews - ANS a cornerstone of EBP and take on increasing importance in all
health disciplines.
innovation - ANS creative and innovative solutions to recurrent practice problems.
Expanded local research in health care settings - ANS small studies designed to solve local
problems.
strengthening of interdisciplinary collaborations - ANS collaboration of nurses with
researchers in related fields is likely to expand in the 21st century as researchers address
fundamental healthcare problems.
expanded dissertation of research findings - ANS the internet and other electronic
communications have an impact on disseminating research information, which in turn helps to
promote EBP.
Increased focus on cultural issues and health disparities - ANS the issue of health disparities
has emerged as a central concern in nursing and other health disciplines, thus raising
consciousness about the cultural sensitivity of health interventions and the cultural competence
of health care workers.
clinical significance and patient input - ANS research findings increasingly must meet the test
of being clinically significant and patients have taken center stage in efforts to define clinical
significance.
evidence hierarchy - ANS acknowledgement that certain types of evidence are better than
others.
inductive reasoning - ANS involves developing generalizations from specific observations.
deductive reasoning - ANS involves developing specific predictions from general principles.
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