NURS 328: Nursing research- Athabasca
University Questions With Complete
Solutions
Research correct answer: systematic inquiry that uses structured
methods to answer questions and solve problems
Nursing Research correct answer: systematic inquiry designed
to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to
nurses and their clients
Clinical Nursing Research correct answer: Research designed to
guide nursing practice. Typically begins with questions that are
raised in day- to- day clinical practice- problems that you may
have already encountered.
evidence-based practice correct answer: The use of the best
evidence in making patient care decisions. Such evidence
typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other
health care professionals.
consumers of nursing research correct answer: nurses who read
research report to keep up to date on findings that may effect
their practice.
producers of nursing research correct answer: nurses who
actively design and undertake studies
,translational research correct answer: research on how findings
from studies can best be translated into practice
clinical significance correct answer: The practical importance of
research results in terms of whether they have genuine, palpable
effects on the daily lives of patients or on health care decisions
made on their behalf
benchmarking data correct answer: provides information on
such issues as the rates of using various procedures or rates of
clinical problems
quality improvement correct answer: systematic efforts to
improve practices and processes within a specific organization
or patient groups. ie. medication error reports. Can be used to
assess practices and determine the need for practice changes.
Paradigm correct answer: a worldview, a general perspective to
explain the world's complexities. A way of looking at natural
phenomena that encompasses a set of philosophical assumptions
and that guides one's approach to inquiry.
assumption correct answer: A principle that is believed to be
true without solid proof
determinism correct answer: refers to the positives' belief that
phenomena do not happen by chance but they are controlled and
produced by antecedent causes
,positivist paradigm correct answer: research activity often
aimed at understanding the underlying causes of natural
phenomena. Closely related to quantitative research.
probabilistic evidence correct answer: learning what the true
state of a phenomenon probably is.
constructivist paradigm correct answer: An alternative
paradigm (also called naturalistic paradigm) to the positivist
paradigm that holds that there are multiple interpretations of
reality, and that the goal of research is to understand how
individuals construct reality within their context; associated with
qualitative research.
Research Methods correct answer: The techniques researchers
use to design a study and to gather and analyse relevant
information
Scientific Method correct answer: Involves using a set of
orderly procedures to acquire
Empirical evidence correct answer: evidence that is rooted in
objective reality and gathered directly or indirectly through the
senses rather than through personal beliefs or hunches
Generalizability correct answer: the degree to which the
research methods justify the inference that the findings are true
for a broader group than study participants; in particular, the
inference that the findings can be generalized from the sample to
the population.
, constructivist traditions correct answer: emphasize the inherent
complexity of humans, their ability to shape and "construct"
their own experiences, and the idea that truth is a collection of
realities.
reductionist correct answer: 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
fallibility correct answer: the tendency to make mistakes or be
wrong
cause probing correct answer: studies designed to illuminate the
underlying causes of phenomena
descriptive studies correct answer: researchers count, delineate
and classify
descriptive research correct answer: research that typically has
as its main objective the accurate portrayal of people's
characteristics or circumstances and/ or the frequency with
which certain phenomena occur.
Exploratory Research correct answer: Begins with a phenomena
of interest; but rather than simply describing it, researchers
examine the nature of the phenomenon, the manner in which it is
manifested, and other factors to which it is related- including
factors to which it is related.
University Questions With Complete
Solutions
Research correct answer: systematic inquiry that uses structured
methods to answer questions and solve problems
Nursing Research correct answer: systematic inquiry designed
to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to
nurses and their clients
Clinical Nursing Research correct answer: Research designed to
guide nursing practice. Typically begins with questions that are
raised in day- to- day clinical practice- problems that you may
have already encountered.
evidence-based practice correct answer: The use of the best
evidence in making patient care decisions. Such evidence
typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other
health care professionals.
consumers of nursing research correct answer: nurses who read
research report to keep up to date on findings that may effect
their practice.
producers of nursing research correct answer: nurses who
actively design and undertake studies
,translational research correct answer: research on how findings
from studies can best be translated into practice
clinical significance correct answer: The practical importance of
research results in terms of whether they have genuine, palpable
effects on the daily lives of patients or on health care decisions
made on their behalf
benchmarking data correct answer: provides information on
such issues as the rates of using various procedures or rates of
clinical problems
quality improvement correct answer: systematic efforts to
improve practices and processes within a specific organization
or patient groups. ie. medication error reports. Can be used to
assess practices and determine the need for practice changes.
Paradigm correct answer: a worldview, a general perspective to
explain the world's complexities. A way of looking at natural
phenomena that encompasses a set of philosophical assumptions
and that guides one's approach to inquiry.
assumption correct answer: A principle that is believed to be
true without solid proof
determinism correct answer: refers to the positives' belief that
phenomena do not happen by chance but they are controlled and
produced by antecedent causes
,positivist paradigm correct answer: research activity often
aimed at understanding the underlying causes of natural
phenomena. Closely related to quantitative research.
probabilistic evidence correct answer: learning what the true
state of a phenomenon probably is.
constructivist paradigm correct answer: An alternative
paradigm (also called naturalistic paradigm) to the positivist
paradigm that holds that there are multiple interpretations of
reality, and that the goal of research is to understand how
individuals construct reality within their context; associated with
qualitative research.
Research Methods correct answer: The techniques researchers
use to design a study and to gather and analyse relevant
information
Scientific Method correct answer: Involves using a set of
orderly procedures to acquire
Empirical evidence correct answer: evidence that is rooted in
objective reality and gathered directly or indirectly through the
senses rather than through personal beliefs or hunches
Generalizability correct answer: the degree to which the
research methods justify the inference that the findings are true
for a broader group than study participants; in particular, the
inference that the findings can be generalized from the sample to
the population.
, constructivist traditions correct answer: emphasize the inherent
complexity of humans, their ability to shape and "construct"
their own experiences, and the idea that truth is a collection of
realities.
reductionist correct answer: 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
fallibility correct answer: the tendency to make mistakes or be
wrong
cause probing correct answer: studies designed to illuminate the
underlying causes of phenomena
descriptive studies correct answer: researchers count, delineate
and classify
descriptive research correct answer: research that typically has
as its main objective the accurate portrayal of people's
characteristics or circumstances and/ or the frequency with
which certain phenomena occur.
Exploratory Research correct answer: Begins with a phenomena
of interest; but rather than simply describing it, researchers
examine the nature of the phenomenon, the manner in which it is
manifested, and other factors to which it is related- including
factors to which it is related.
