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| a systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to teh nursing profession, including nursing practice, education, administration, and informatics |
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| Clinical nursing research |
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| research designed to guide nursing practice and to improve the health and quality of life of nurses' clients |
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| Evidence-based practice (EBP) |
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| the use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions, and such evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other healthcare professionals |
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| acknowledge that certain types of evidence are superior to others |
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| the process of developing generalizations from specific observations |
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| the process of developing specific predictions from general principles |
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| provides information on such issues as the rates of using various procedures, and can serve as a guide in evaluating clinical practices |
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Quality improvement and risk data
(e.g. medication error reports) |
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| can be used to assess practices and determin the need for practice changes |
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| a general perspective on the complexities of the real world |
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| the paradigm that has dominated nursing research for decades; a reflection of a broader cultural phenomenon (modernism) that emphasizes the rational and the scientific |
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| a principle that is believed to be true without proof or verification |
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| refers to the positivists' belief that phenomena (observable facts and events) are not haphazard or random, but rather have antecedent causes |
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| research activity is directed at understanding the underlying causes of natural phenomena |
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| represents a major alternative system for conducting disciplined research in nursing |
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| the techniques researchers use to structure a study and to gather and analyze information relevant to the research question |
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| most closely allied with the positivist tradition |
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| associated with naturalistic inquiry |
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| a set of orderly, disciplined procedures used to acquire information |
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| evidence that is rooted in objective reality and gathered directly or indirectly through the senses rather than through personal beliefs or hunches |
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| numeric information that results from some type of formal measurement and that is analyzed with statistical procedures |
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| the ability to generalize research findings to individuals other than those who participated in the study |
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| materials that are narrative and subjective |
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| undertaken to extend the base of knowledge in a discipline |
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| focuses on finding solutions to existing problems |
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| studies that are designed to illuminate the underlying causes of phenomena |
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| can involve interventions for both treating and preventing health problems and adverse outcomes; plays a critical role in EBP |
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