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a MCPHS- Scholar Inquiry- Final Review

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Research r/t Knowledge   Validate & refine existing knowledge, Generate new knowledge  
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Nursing research directly & indirectly influences   Nursing practice  
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Evidence-based practice is integration of   Best research evidence w/clinical expertise & Pt values  
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1st nurse researcher to develop empirical knowledge to improve practice   Flo Night  
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Goal r/t Conduct of clinical research   Develop a research & evidence-based practice  
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Quantitative research   Formal, Objective, Uses numerical data to obtain info  
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Qualitative research   Subjective, Provides meaning & understanding of emotions, values & life experiences  
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Outcomes research focus   Examine result of care  
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Research problem vs. Research purpose   Problem:gap in knowledge, Purpose:generated from problem & identifies goal/aim of study  
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Reason for review of literature   Detemine what is known and unknown  
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Purpose of framework   theoretical basis that guides development of study, Link findings to body of knowledge  
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Purpose for research objectives, questions & hypotheses   Bridge gap b/w problem, purpose, design, analysis & data collection  
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Study variables   Concepts that are measured, manipulated or controlled  
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Assumptions are true even though they have not been   Scientifically tested  
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Limitations r/t Generalizations of findings   Decrease the generalizability of findings  
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Design maximizes   Control over factors that could interfere w/outcomes  
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Measurement assigns   Numerical values to objects, events or situations  
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Methods of measurement are necessary to   Measure each variable  
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Data analyses give meaning to   Data & address purpose & hypotheses  
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Why qualitative research is similar to the holistic philosophy of nursing   Focuses on understanding the whole  
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Basis r/t qualitative approaches   There is no single reality, Meaning of what we know is defined by situation/context  
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Most common data collection methods r/t Qualitative studies   Observation, Interview, Examination of textual data  
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative research r/t Data collections   Qual:occurs concurrently, Quant:occurs sequentially  
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3 stages r/t Qualitative data analysis   Description, Analysis, Interpretation  
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3 parts r/t Research problem   Significance, Background, Problem statement  
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Evaluation r/t Study feasibility   Examine researchers' expertise, Monetary commitments, Availability of subjects, Study's ethical considerations  
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Research questions/objective/hypotheses bridge this gap   Abstract research problem/purpose and Detailed design/data analysis  
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Hypothesis is statement of expected relationships b/w   2 or more variables  
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Research vs. Demographic variables   R:observed or measured in a study, D:collected & analyzed to describe the sample  
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Conceptual vs. Operational definitions   C:derived from theorist's definition, O:indicates how independent variable will be implemented and how dependent variable will be measured  
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Keywords   Major concepts/variables that must be included in a search  
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Searches r/t Keywords   Each keyword must be searched individually  
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Literature review components   Introduction, Data-based sources, Summary of current knowledge  
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Theories are used to organize   Info about a phenomenon  
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Conceptual models explain   Phenomena of interest, Express assumptions, Reflect a philosophical stance  
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Frameworks r/t Studies   Every study has a framework  
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Frameworks identify and define   Concepts & relational statements being tested  
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4 experimental projects that have been highly publicized for their unethical treatment of human subjects   Nazi medical experiments, Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Willowbrook Study, Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital Study  
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2 historical documents w/a strong impact on conduct of research   Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki  
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Human rights which require protection   Self-determination, Privacy, Anonymity & confidentiality, Fair treatment, Protection from discomfort/harm  
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Informed consent involves   Knowledge of essential information to subjects, Comprehension of info by subject, Competence of subject to give consent, Voluntary consent  
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Committee of peers which examines studies for ethical concerns   Institutional review board  
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3 essential elements r/t Experimental research   Random assignment of subjects to groups, Manipulation of independent variable, Control of experimental situation & setting  
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Purpose r/t Design   Maximize ability to obtain answers to questions/hypotheses  
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Overriding construct r/t Outcomes research   Quality  
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3 major concepts r/t Outcomes research   Health, Subjects of care, Providers of care  
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Multiple studies & designs may be present w/this research   Outcomes research  
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Purpose r/t Measurement   Produce trustworthy evidence that can evaluate the outcomes of research  
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Level of measurement (Low to high)   Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio  
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Reliability r/t Measurement   Concerned w/consistency of measurement techniques  
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5 tasks during process of data collection   Obtain subjects, Consistently collect data, Maintain research controls, Protect integrity of study, Solve problems that may disrupt study  
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Serendipity   Accidental discovery of valuable info unrelated to planned study  
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Stages r/t Quantitative data analysis   Prepare data, Describe sample, Test reliability of measurement methods, Conduct exploratory analysis of data, Conduct confirmatory analyses, Conduct posthoc analyses  
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Probability theory vs. Decision theory   P:deductive & explains a relationship, D:inductive & assumes that all groups are components of same population in relation to variables  
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Type I vs. Type II error   I:null hypothesis is rejected when it is true, II:null hypothesis is accepted when it is false  
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Summary statistics include   Frequency distributions, Measures of central tendency and Measures of dispersion  
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Who needs research critique expertise   All nurses  
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