NURS 3205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Etiology, World View, Palliative Care
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Chapter 1: introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment. Systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems: nursing research. Systematic inquiry to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to nurses and their clients. Focuses on questions important to nursing (symptom management, end of life, patient care, quality of life: clinical nursing research. Nursing research designed to guide nursing practice. The importance of research to evidence-based nursing: evidence-based practice (ebp) The use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions: whenever possible, based on research evidence, use evidence from expert opinion. The basis for nursing decisions; influences many recent clinical practice changes. Produces decisions that are clinically appropriate (feasible), cost-effective, and result in positive client outcomes. (cid:862)doi(cid:374)g the (cid:271)est (cid:449)ith (cid:449)hat (cid:455)ou got(cid:863) Future directions for nursing research: continued focus on evidence-based practice.
