nursing research quiz 1

practice based on the best available evidence, patient preference, and clinical judgment.

the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of theory-derived, research based information in making decisions about care delivery to individuals or groups of patients and in consideration of individual needs and preferences

• 1. Discovery- ask searchable question
• 2.Evidence Summary- critically appraise evidence and summarize results
• 3.Translation-develop guidelines for real life practice 
• 4.Integration-produce plan time frame,measureable outcome and implement it
• 5. Evaluation-evaluate and disseminate results

systematic study that leads to new knowledge and or solutions to problems or questions

• research question/ hypothesis
• literature review
• research design
• sampling strategy
• data collection
• data analysis
• conclusion

• associative
• causal
• simple
• complex
• directional
• nondirectional
• null
• research

1. associative vs causual

2. simple vs complex

3. nondirectional vs directional

4. null vs research

formal statements regarding the expected or predicted relationship between two or more variables in a specific population

when on variable changes the other variable changes

a hypothesis describing the relationship between two variables

describes the relationship among 3 or more variables

when one variable determines the presence or change in another variable

statement of the relationship between two variables that does not predict the direction of the relationship

describes the direction of a relationshipbewteen two or more variable

a hypothesis stating that there is no relationship between the variables

indicates that a relationship between two are more variables exists

EBP- purpose is to make the best decision about patient  care using current evidence

uses the evidence that is generated through research

research-purpose to generate new knowledge(evidence)

P=POPULATION

I=INTERVENTION

C=COMPARISON

O=OUTCOME

T=TIME

a phenomena that can be directly measured

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• confounding variable

variable the influences the dependent variable or outcome

influenced by independent variable

factors that interfere with the relationship between the independent and dependent variable

1. respect for persons-should be treated as autonomous and having ability to make own decisions

2.beneficence-principle of doing good

3. justice- equity and fairness

a report outlining 3 major principles for the conduct of ethical research with human subjects. issued in 1979

an international standard providing physicians guidelines for conducting biomedical research

adopted in 1964

earliest international response  to unethical scientific conduct

contained  in the written verdict given by those presiding at the trail of the german nazi physicians accused of torturing prisoners during medical experiment

nazi experiments - 

Tuskegee study- study that denied treatments to subjects so that the effects of the disease could be studied

Jewish chronic disease hospital study- injection of cancer cells to subjects without their knowledge

willowbrook studies- study involving coercion of parents to allow thier children to participate in a hepatitis  study in exchange for admission to a long term care facility

• abstract- first section of research article that provides an overview of the study
• introduction-states the purpose and the problem
• review of literature-unbiased comprehensive synthesized description of relevent previously publised studies
• theoretical framework structure of a studythat links the theory concepts to the study variables
• methods sectionmajor portion of research  article that describes the study, design,sample and data collection
• results section-reports the methods used to analyze data and characteristics of the sample

research that uses numbers to obtain precise  measurements

research that uses words to describe human behaviors