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EBP Exam I Questions and Answers (Ch. 1, 2, & 3)
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EBP Exam I Questions and Answers (Ch. 1, 2, & 3)
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EBP Exam I (Ch. 1, 2, & 3)empirical data - Answer --documented evidence through direct observation rather than a researcher's
subjective belief
nursing research - Answer --a systematic process of investigating problems to gain knowledge about
improving care that nurses provide
nursing science - Answer --the body of knowledge that is unique to the discipline of nursing
objectivity - Answer --ability to distance the research process as much as possible from the scientist's
personal beliefs, values, and attitudes
qualitative research - Answer --an approach for generating knowledge using methods of inquiry that
emphasize subjectivity and the meaning of an experience for the individual
quantitative research - Answer --an approach for generating knowledge based on determining
knowledge based on determining how much of a given behavior, characteristic, or phenomenon is
present
replication - Answer --the ability of researchers to repeat a study using the same variables and methods
or slight variations of them
,research consumer - Answer --readers of nursing research whose objective is to apply findings to nursing
practice or to use the findings to conduct further research
research team - Answer --a group that collaborates to conduct a research project, from determining the
initial research question through communicating the results
research rigor - Answer --striving for excellence in research, which involves discipline, scrupulous
adherence to detail, and strict accuracy
scientific inquiry - Answer --the process of analyzing data critically that have been fathered systemically
about a particular phenomenon
-a process in which, observable, verifiable data are systematically collected from our surroundings
through our senses to describe, explain or predict events
scientific method - Answer --a systematic research process that involves the following steps: selecting
and defining the problem, formulating research questions or hypotheses or both, collecting data,
analyzing data, and reporting results
triangulation - Answer --use of quantitative and qualitative methods to collect data about a particular
phenomenon
ways of knowing - Answer --an assortment of methods used to acquire new knowledge, including
tradition, authority, trial and error, and intuition
anonymity - Answer --a condition in which the identity of subjects remains unknown, even to the
researcher, to protect subjects participating in a study and to promote objective results
applied research - Answer --a type of study designed to gather knowledge that has direct clinical
application
basic research - Answer --a type of study designed to develop the knowledge base and extend theory
without direct focus on clinical application
, confidentiality - Answer --protecting data that are gathered or learned from patients by not disclosing
information without their permission
correlational research - Answer --a type of non experimental study designed to examine relationship
between and among variables
cross sectional research - Answer --a study that collects data at a particular point in time and does not
require follow up
descriptive research - Answer --a type of non experimental study designed to provide a knowledge base
when little is known about a phenomenon; used to describe variables rather than to test a predicted
relationship
experimental research - Answer --a study in which the researcher manipulates and controls one or more
variables and observes the effect on one or more other variables
human rights - Answer --the protection of subjects participating in a research study; includes the right to
freedom from injury, the right to privacy and dignity, and the right to anonymity and confidentiality
longitudinal research - Answer --a study that follows a cohort of subjects and collects data over time
non experimental research - Answer --a descriptive study that does not exhibit a great amount of
control over variables
prospective research - Answer --a study that examines data collected in the present
retrospective research - Answer --a study that examines data collected in the past
risk-benefit ratio - Answer --the relationship between potential harm to subjects and potential positive
outcomes gained by participating in a research stud; an evaluation used by subjects to make voluntary
informed consent
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