Research - ANSWER is the systematic, rigorous, logical investigation with the
aim of answering questions about nursing phenomena
Links theory - education - practice
evidence-based practice - ANSWER problem-solving approach to the delivery
of health care that integrates the best evidence from well-designed studies
and patient care data and combines it with [clinical expertise and] patient
preferences and values
Decisions based on the best available evidence to provide high quality
outcomes
Evidence-informed practice - ANSWER •continuous interactive process
involving the explicit, conscientious and judicious consideration of the best
available evidence to provide care
Methods to gather the data are similar to EBP, however, EIP incorporates:
,Scientific Method - ANSWER •Systematic way to determine knowledge and
understand the world
•Our "hunches" or seeing what others are doing is not enough for
decision-making
Nurse's role in research includes: - ANSWER •Integrates research findings
into practice
•Advocates for the integration of research into practice
•Change agent/advocate/policy maker
•Generator of clinical questions for further investigation
•Team member, Co-Investigator, or Principal Investigator of research studies
•Participant in research
•Protector of research participants
Dissemination, facilitator of knowledge translation
COVID-19 Impact on Research - ANSWER ● Created numerous challenges
and opportunities for research in nursing.
● Many projects and funding decisions delayed due to the pandemic - only
lifesaving studies were allowed to continue.
● Has generated a plethora of research ideas and topics.
● Some issues related pre-prints (articles that are not peer reviewed), media
misrepresentation.
Knowledge Development Process - ANSWER In order to answer questions
that the nurses have, it requires the nurse and a clinician to engage in this
,process
Knowledge Gap: - ANSWER A: Nurses ask questions that require answers
from experts in the field.
B: Absence of theoretical/Empirical knowledge.
Knowledge Generation: - ANSWER A: Research questions are devised about a
phenomenon.
B: Qualitative and quantitative methods are used to answer the questions
Knowledge Distribution: - ANSWER Knowledge is shared with professionals
through formal (presentation, journal publications, reports) and informal
(media, internet, social networks) reporting methods.
Knowledge Adoption: - ANSWER A: New knowledge is used to alter practice.
B: New knowledge is used to develop policies and protocols.
Knowledge Review and Revision: - ANSWER A: New health issues lead to the
asking of new questions.
B: Old knowledge is revised or excluded.
C: New questions prompt the need for new research.
Theoretical/Empirical Knowledge - ANSWER More commonly referred to as
scientific knowledge (Western influence)
Guide for evidence-informed practice
Theoretical knowing is concerned with developing or testing theories or
ideas that nurse researchers have about how the world operates
Theoretical knowing is informed by empirical knowing, which involves
, observations of reality
Philosophical Beliefs and Paradigm - ANSWER ● Beliefs are based on a
worldview or paradigm - our experiences inform our beliefs
● Paradigm comes from the Greek word meaning "pattern"
● A set of beliefs and practices, shared by communities of researchers, that
guide the knowledge development process
● Paradigms can overlap
Ontology - ANSWER is the science or study of "being"
- What exists? What categories can things be sorted into?
Greek: onto
Epistemology - ANSWER Addresses the issue of "truth"
- What is knowledge? What are sources of knowledge? How do we know
things? What is truth, and how does it play into knowledge?
Methodology - ANSWER ● refers to discipline-specific principles, rules, and
procedures that guide the research process
- Two major categories - Qualitative and Quantitative
Aim of inquiry - ANSWER refers to the goals or specific objectives of the
research
Context - ANSWER ● refers to the personal, social, and political environment
in which a phenomenon
interest occurs
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