Chapter 1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
A principle that is accepted as being true based on logic or reason, without proof
Assumption
Research designed to illuminate the underlying causes of phenomena
Cause- Probing research
Research designed to guide nursing practice
Clinical nursing research
The practical importance of research results in terms of whether they have genuine, palpable effects on the daily lives of patents or on the health care decisions made on their behalf
Clinical significance
An alternative 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; also called naturalistic paradigm
Constructivist paradigm
Evidence rooted in objective reality and gathered using one’s senses as the basis for generating knowledge
Empirical evidence
A practice that involves making clinical decisions based on an integration of the best available evidence, most often from disciplined research, with clinical expertise and patient preferences
Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
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
Generalizability
A group that meets in clinical settings to discuss and critique research articles appearing in journals
Journal Club
A way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses a set of philosophical assumptions and that guides one’s approach to inquiry
Paradigm
The paradigm underlying the traditional scientific approach, which assumes that there is an orderly reality that can be objectively studies: often associated with quantitative research
Positivist Paradigm
The organization and interpretation of narrative data for the purpose of discovering important underlying themes, categories and patterns
Qualitative research
The investigation of phenomena that lend themselves to precise measurement and quantification, often involving a rigorous and controlled design
Quantitative research
A systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions and solve problems
Research
The techniques used to structure a study and to gather and analyze information in a systematic fashion
Research Methods
A set of orderly, systematic, controlled procedures for acquiring dependable, empirical–and typically quantitative–information
The methodologic approach associated with positivist paradigm
Scientific Method
A rigorous synthesis of research findings no a particular research question, using systematic sampling and data collection procedures and a formal protocol
Systematic Review
