Foundations of Nursing Research Chapter 1
Replication sutdies
involve repeating a study with all the essential elements of the original study held intact
Evidence-based nursing practice
means that nurses make clinical decisions based on their best research evidence, their clinical expertise, and the health care preferences of their patients
As nurses first began to receive advanced educational preparation and became qualified to conduct research, many of their studies concerned..
nursing education
The major reason for conducting nursing research is to...
promote evidence-based care for patients
The most objective means of obtaining nursing knowledge is through
scientific research
Which of the following statements concerning nursing research is true?
Many studies have focused on nurses themselves.
What is true of concerning the knowledge base for nursing?
Much of the knowledge that has been used by nurses was developed by members of other disciplines
Which agency is the most influential, at the present time, in funding nursing research?
National Institute of Nursing Research
Research utilization
focuses on the implementation of finding from specific research studies
The general public...
has little knowledge about nursing research
All nurses should be able to...
identify researchable problems for nursing research studies
Outcomes research
considered the research that focuses on measurable outcomes of interventions with certain patient populations; may use a wide range of patients to test cost effectiveness
The first journal devoted primarily to the publication of nursing research was...
Nursing Research
Nursing leaders have called for research focusing on which of the following topics? (four)
Quality of life Patient safety Living with Chronic Illness End-of-life Care
Basic Research
concerned with generating new knowledge
Quantitative research
concerned with objectivity, tight controls over the research situation, and the ability to generalize findings
Qualitative research
concerned with the subjective meaning of experiences to individuals
Applied research
concerned with using knowledge to solve immediate problems