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Nursing Research
Ch. 2
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Nursing
Professional
06/03/2011

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Research utilization (RU)
Definition
the use of findings from disciplined research in a practical application that is unrelated to the original research; the emphasis is on translating empirically derived knowledge into real-world applications
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Evidence hierarchies
Definition
rank evidence sources according to the strength of the evidence they provide
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Meta-analysis
Definition
a technique for integrating quantitative research findings statistically
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Background questions
Definition
foundational questions about a clinical issue; information that is typically found in textbooks
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Foreground questions
Definition
questions that can be answered based on current best research evidence on diagnosing, assessing, or treating patients, or understanding the meaning, cause, or prognosis of their health problems
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Clinical practice guidelines
Definition
represents an effort to distill a body of evidence into usable form
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Implementation potential
Definition
environmental readiness
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