ch.2 Flashcards
applied research
research designed to directly influence or improve clinical practice
basic research
research designed to generate and refine theory; the findings are often not directly useful in practice
deductive reasoning
cognitive process in which one examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning
cognitive process in which one identifies a specific idea or action and then makes conclusions about general ideas
theory
statement based on observed facts that explains or characterizes a process, an occurrence, or an event, but cannot be proved directly or absolutely as a fact
traditional knowledge
passed down from generation to generation
authoritative
comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person’s perceived expertise
scientific
obtained through the scientific method
conceptual framework
a group of concepts that follow an understandable pattern
general systems
theory for universal application, break things into parts to see how they work together
adaptation theory
adjustment of living matter to other living things
developmental theory
orderly and predictable growth and development from conception to death
grounded theory
how people describe their own reality and how their beliefs are related to their actions in a social scene
PICOT
patient, population, problem of interest
intervention
comparison
outcome
time
nursing theory
emphasizes relationships between the whole and parts
