NUR 3405 chapter 1, Questions and answers, 2022/2023. Rated A

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NUR 3405 chapter 1, Questions and answers, 2022/2023. Rated A what is evidence-based practice? - ✔✔involves clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical ju... dgment and patient preferences in making patient care decisions. research is conducted by nurses and other health care professionals what is research? - ✔✔systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems what is nursing research? - ✔✔a systematic inquiry designed to generate trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to the nursing profession includes: nursing practice, education, administration, and informatics. what is clinical nursing research? - ✔✔Research designed to guide nursing practice and to improve the health and quality of life of nurses' clients. What is inductive reasoning? - ✔✔involves developing generalizations from specific observations. What is deductive reasoning? - ✔✔involves developing specific predictions from general principles. What is a paradigm? - ✔✔is a worldview, a general perspective on the complexities of the world. what is positivist paradigm? - ✔✔assumes that there is orderly reality that can be objectively studied; often associated with quantitative research. high degree of likelyhood, recognize that true objectivity is something not attainable but to strive toward. what is assusmption? - ✔✔A principle that is accepted as being true based on logic or reason without proof. what is positivism? - ✔✔reflects a broader cultural phenomenon that, emphasizes the rational and the scientific (in humanities referred to as modernism) what is determinism? - ✔✔Refers to the positivists' belief that phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have antecedent causes. what is constructivist paradigm? - ✔✔holds that there are multiple interpretations of reality and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals construct reality within their context; associated with qualitative research; also called naturalistic paradigm. what are research methods? - ✔✔are the techniques researchers use to structure a study and to gather and analyze information relevant to the research question. what is quantitative research? - ✔✔the investigation of phenomena that lend themselves to precise measurement and quantification, often involving a rigorous and controlled design. [Show More]

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