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Fundamentals CH 2
CH 2 Key terms for Taylor fundamentals of nursing 10th edition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| applied research (practical research) | research designed to directly influence or improve clinical practice |
| basic research (pure research) | research designed to generate and refine theory; the findings are often not directly useful in practice |
| concepts | abstract images (ideas) that are formed as impressions from the environment and organized into symbols of reality |
| conceptual framework/model | set of concepts, along with the statements that arrange the concepts into an understandable pattern |
| data | information |
| deductive reasoning | cognitive process in which one examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas |
| evidence-based practice (EBP) | nursing care provided that is supported by sound scientific rationale |
| Evidence-based practice guideline | guidelines written by a panel of experts that synthesize information from multiple studies and recommend best practices to treat patients with a disease, a symptom, or a disability |
| inductive reasoning | cognitive process in which one identifies a specific idea or action and then makes conclusions about general ideas |
| Informed consent | knowledgeable, voluntary permission obtained from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure |
| nursing research | encompasses both research to improve the care of people in the clinical setting and to study people and the nursing profession, including education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history |
| Nursing theory | differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices |
| research | process that uses observable and verifiable information (data), collected in a systematic manner, to describe, explain, or predict events |
| Research utilization (RU) | is a process of transforming research knowledge into practice, with knowledge referring to both conducting and analyzing research. It enables nurses to improve patient care by informing practice on interventions that may no longer be useful. |
| qualitative research | method of research conducted to gain insight by discovering meanings |
| Quality improvement | the commitment and approach used to continuously improve every process in every part of an organization, with the intent of meeting and exceeding customer expectations and outcomes—also known as continuous quality improvement (CQI) or total quality ma |
| quantitative research | research involving the concepts of basic and applied research |
| scholarly inquiry | the logical, organized process of searching for answers to questions via research, assessment of findings from literature searches, and examination of other knowledge sources |
| systematic reviews | summarized findings from multiple studies of a specific clinical practice question or topic that recommend practice changes and future directions for research; one of the strongest sources of evidence for evidence-based practice |
| theory | statement based on observed facts that explains or characterizes a process, an occurrence, or an event, but cannot be proved directly or absolutely as a fact |
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