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CCC [Fundamentals] Research and Evidence-Based Practice (Ch 3)
Question | Answer |
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Using the best evidence available to guide clinical decision making. Proven ways to diagnose and treat patients based on rigorous scientific evidence and clinical effectiveness studies | evidence-based practice |
The systematice collection of nuerical information, often under condition of considerable control, and the analysis of the information using statistical procedures | quantitative research |
the systematic collection and analysis of more subjective narrative materials using procedures in which there tends to be a minimum of researcher-imposed control | qualitative research |
the outcome variable of interest and is the variable that is hypothesized to depend on or be caused by or predicted by the independent variable | dependent variable |
1st step in the research process | formulating a research question of problem |
2nd step in the research process | defining the purpose of the study |
3rd step in the research process | reviewing relevant literature |
4th step in the research process | developing a conceptual framework |
5th step in the research process | developing research objectives, questions, and hypotheses |
6th step in the research process | defining research variables |
7th step in the research process | selecting a research design |
8th step in the research process | defining the popluation, sample, and setting |
9th step in the research process | conducting a pilot study |
10th step in the research process | collecting data |
11th step in the research process | analyzing data |
12th step in the research process | communicating research finsings, their implications, and the limitations of the study |
Evidence- based practice can be a | best practice |
Best practice is not necessarily | evidence-based |
Research that is based on hard science, is concise and narrow in scope, and uses strict methods of data collection | Quantitative |
Research that involves the systematic collection of numerical data, often under considerable control | Quantitative |
Evidence-based nursing practice is | the best nursing practice standard avialble to guide clinical decisions |