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Research Processes Flashcards

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What is the importance of nursing research?

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To develop a knowledge base unique to nursing by using the scientific method as a guide for decision making

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When was the National Institute of Nursing Research established?

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1986

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What is the mission of the NINR?

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Promote the health of individuals, families, communities and populations

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What is the RN’s role in research?

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To participate as a team member

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What is the BSN’s role in research?

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Develop clinical standards, track data, coordinate implementations of a pilot project, and share findings

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What is the MSN’s role in research?

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Clinical experts, conduct research to monitor the quality of nursing practice and provide leadership

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What is the role of a DNP in research?

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Appraise, design and conduct research, develop theoretical explanations of phenomena, and disseminate research findings

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What are the components for ethical research?

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The benefits have to outweigh the risks, review board consulted, and subject participate because they want to

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What type of research is quantitative, primarily?

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Deductive

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What type of research is qualitative, primarily?

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Inductive

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What does qualitative research include?

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An understand and narrative, without preconceived ideas

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Tools used for study

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Instrument

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Collected information

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Data

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Group subjects are in

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Population

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People being studied

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Subject

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Which type of study is best?

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Randomized control study

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What is the objective of evidence based research?

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To obtain the very best, most current information at the right time, when you need it for patient care

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What determines the value, feasibility, and usefulness of research?

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Critique

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In which type of research is literature not always used?

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Qualitative

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Which type of research has a smaller sample size?

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Qualitative

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Which are the highest levels of studies?

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Systematic reviews or meta-analyses

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Multiple research studies on a specific topic are reviewed and the findings are statistically analyzed

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Meta-analysis

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What types of studies do meta-analyses use?

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Quantitative

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What level of evidence does meta-analysis use?

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Level 1

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Integrates qualitative research findings on a topic and is based on comparative analysis and interpretive synthesis

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Metasynthesis

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Become part of culture to understand natives’ view of the world

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Ethnography

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Theory constructed from base of observations of world as it is lived by a selected group of people

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Grounded Research

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Look at someone else’s experience

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Phenomenological Study

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Investigates contemporary phenomenon over time to give in-depth description

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Case study

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Systematic compilation of data and critical presentation, evaluation, and interpretation of facts regarding people, events, and occurrences from the past

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Historical studies

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What are the three properties of true experimental design?

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Randomization, Control, Manipulation

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What are the types of qualitative research?

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Ethnography, grounded research, phenomenological studies, case study, and historical studies

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What is the Hawthorne effect?

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Reactive effort that can distort a study; a change in behavior just because that person is being studied

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Explores events, people, or situations as they naturally occur; or to test relationships an differences among variables

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Nonexperimental design

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What are the types of nonexperimental design?

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Surveys, relationship studies, methodological research, meta-analysis, and secondary analysis

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Explorative, comparative, or descriptive studies that are good for collecting demographic information, social characteristics, and behavioral patterns

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Surveys

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What does the correlation coefficient indicate?

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The strength of the relationship between two variables

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Cross-sectional , longitudinal and prospective, retrospective, and ex post facto studies

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Developmental Studies

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Focuses on developmental data collection instruments, including psychometrics, with the goal fo improving reliability and validity

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Methodological Study

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Asks new questions of previously-collected data; looking at a study from a different angle

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Secondary analysis

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Reduces data to manageable proportions by summarizing them; describes various characteristics of data under one study

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Descriptive Statistics

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Shows ranking of variables,zero is arbitrarily set

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Interval

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Shows rankings of variables on scales with equal intervals and an absolute zero

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Ratio

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Number that describes the middle of a group

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Central Tendency

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Which agency is a research tool kit and an essential nursing resource?

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ANA

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Which agency reviews evidence reports, centers, topics, methodology and clinical guidelines in nursing research?

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Agency for Healthcare and Research

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Which agency sets clinical guidelines in health and safety topics for nursing research?

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CDC

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Which agency hosts a number of live campaigns on how to improve and sets for measures for improvement of nursing research?

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The Institute of Healthcare Improvement

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What is the “heart and soul” of evidence based research?

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Meta-analysis

49
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Which type of study requires a lit review?

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Quantitative

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What are the disadvantages of experimental design?

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Relevant variables may not have been identified, not all variables are amendable to experimental design, and experimental design may be difficult to maintain in the field

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What are the problems with generalizability?

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Selection effects, reactive effects, and measurement effects

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