Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice
Whats the goal of nursing research at the BSN level? - ANSW Critique research for
applicability to nursing practice
Essential III definition from the AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) is
what? - ANSW Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current
evidence into ones practice
Institute of Medicine wants to focus priority on what form of practice? - ANSW Practice
of Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence Based Practice definition? - ANSW Integrate best research with clinical
expertise and patient values for optimum care, and participate in learning and research
activities to the extent feasible
What are the 3 "levels" of nursing practice? - ANSW Dependent (Physician), Inter-
Dependent (Social Work, PT), Independent (Only Nursing)
Nursing as a profession is... - ANSW The mastery of a complex body of knowledge and
skills
What are the 3 areas of focus that the AACN believes that Nurses should be focused
on? - ANSW Clinical Research, Outcomes Research, Educational Research
What are the two criteria that need to be met to be considered a magnet hospital? -
ANSW 1) Care Delivery Model that incorporates evidence based pratice and
contemporary management concepts and theory
2) There is integration of research and evidence-based practice into clinical and
operational processes
What organization has the most credibility in the field of nursing research? - ANSW
NIH/NINR
Who organization funds the most in the field of nursing research? - ANSW NIH/NINR
What are the 3 components of Nursing Professional Knowledge Base? - ANSW
Nursing Theory, Nursing Research, Nursing Practice
Where does nursing knowledge come from? - ANSW Tradition, Authority, Borrowing,
Trial and error, Personal Experience, Role Model, Intuition, Logical Reasoning,
Disciplined Research
Inductive reasoning is what? - ANSW Specific to General
, Deductive reasoning is what? - ANSW General to specific
What is the build up for inductive reasoning? - ANSW Observation, Pattern, Tentative
Hypothesis, Theory
What is the build up for Deductive Reasoning? - ANSW Theory, Hypothesis,
Observation, Confirmation
What are the 6 traits of Positivist Research? - ANSW 1. Fixed Design, 2. Deductive, 3.
Control over context 4. Verification of Hunches, 5. Seeks Generalization 6. Quantitative
Information
What are the 6 traits of Naturalist Research? - ANSW 1. Flexible Design, 2. Inductive,
3. Context Bound, 4. Emerging Interpretations 5. Seeks Patterns, 6. Qualitative
Information
3 Quantitative types? - ANSW Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, Non-Experimental
3 Qualitative types? - ANSW Grounded Theory, Phenomenology, Ethnography,
Historical
What are the terms special to Quantitative? - ANSW Subject, Participant, Respondent,
Variables, Numeric Data, Relationships
What are terms special to Qualitative? - ANSW Study Participant, Informant,
Phenomena, Data Expressed as Words, Patterns of Association
Datum means... - ANSW One Piece of information
What is the theoretical focus of quantitative theory? - ANSW Testing Theory
What is the theoretical focus of Qualitative theory? - ANSW Generation of Theory
When is qualitative used? - ANSW When we are checking out things that we do not
know a lot about
When is the quantitatve method used? - ANSW When you have more information and
can typically form a hypothesis
What is the emphasis of Phenomenology Research? - ANSW Lived Experience
What is the emphasis of Grounded Theory Research? - ANSW Process
What is the emphasis of Ethnography Research? - ANSW Culture
Whats the goal of nursing research at the BSN level? - ANSW Critique research for
applicability to nursing practice
Essential III definition from the AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) is
what? - ANSW Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current
evidence into ones practice
Institute of Medicine wants to focus priority on what form of practice? - ANSW Practice
of Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence Based Practice definition? - ANSW Integrate best research with clinical
expertise and patient values for optimum care, and participate in learning and research
activities to the extent feasible
What are the 3 "levels" of nursing practice? - ANSW Dependent (Physician), Inter-
Dependent (Social Work, PT), Independent (Only Nursing)
Nursing as a profession is... - ANSW The mastery of a complex body of knowledge and
skills
What are the 3 areas of focus that the AACN believes that Nurses should be focused
on? - ANSW Clinical Research, Outcomes Research, Educational Research
What are the two criteria that need to be met to be considered a magnet hospital? -
ANSW 1) Care Delivery Model that incorporates evidence based pratice and
contemporary management concepts and theory
2) There is integration of research and evidence-based practice into clinical and
operational processes
What organization has the most credibility in the field of nursing research? - ANSW
NIH/NINR
Who organization funds the most in the field of nursing research? - ANSW NIH/NINR
What are the 3 components of Nursing Professional Knowledge Base? - ANSW
Nursing Theory, Nursing Research, Nursing Practice
Where does nursing knowledge come from? - ANSW Tradition, Authority, Borrowing,
Trial and error, Personal Experience, Role Model, Intuition, Logical Reasoning,
Disciplined Research
Inductive reasoning is what? - ANSW Specific to General
, Deductive reasoning is what? - ANSW General to specific
What is the build up for inductive reasoning? - ANSW Observation, Pattern, Tentative
Hypothesis, Theory
What is the build up for Deductive Reasoning? - ANSW Theory, Hypothesis,
Observation, Confirmation
What are the 6 traits of Positivist Research? - ANSW 1. Fixed Design, 2. Deductive, 3.
Control over context 4. Verification of Hunches, 5. Seeks Generalization 6. Quantitative
Information
What are the 6 traits of Naturalist Research? - ANSW 1. Flexible Design, 2. Inductive,
3. Context Bound, 4. Emerging Interpretations 5. Seeks Patterns, 6. Qualitative
Information
3 Quantitative types? - ANSW Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, Non-Experimental
3 Qualitative types? - ANSW Grounded Theory, Phenomenology, Ethnography,
Historical
What are the terms special to Quantitative? - ANSW Subject, Participant, Respondent,
Variables, Numeric Data, Relationships
What are terms special to Qualitative? - ANSW Study Participant, Informant,
Phenomena, Data Expressed as Words, Patterns of Association
Datum means... - ANSW One Piece of information
What is the theoretical focus of quantitative theory? - ANSW Testing Theory
What is the theoretical focus of Qualitative theory? - ANSW Generation of Theory
When is qualitative used? - ANSW When we are checking out things that we do not
know a lot about
When is the quantitatve method used? - ANSW When you have more information and
can typically form a hypothesis
What is the emphasis of Phenomenology Research? - ANSW Lived Experience
What is the emphasis of Grounded Theory Research? - ANSW Process
What is the emphasis of Ethnography Research? - ANSW Culture
