NUR 80A/B Lecture : Nursing Research
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Research: systematic inquiry that uses rigorous methods to answer questions or solve problems; ultimate goal is to develop, refine, and expand knowledge. Nursing research: designed to develop evidence about issues of importance to various stakeholders. Evidence-based practice (ebp): use of the best clinical evidence in making care decisions. Clinical practice guidelines set out by rnao and cno. Ensure personal safety and safety of team and patients. Evidence based medicine (ebm): research findings provided evidence that was far superior to tradition and opinions of authorities. Dependent on accuracy of info that is based upon. Research conducted within a disciplined format is the most sophisticated method of acquiring evidence and also the most reliable. Paradigm: worldview, a general perspective on the complexities of the real world. Positivist/post-positivist: a reflection of a broader cultural phenomenon (modernism) that emphasizes the rational and the scientific; objective. Fundamental assumption is that there is a reality out there that can be studied and known.