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Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment

Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment. What Is Research?. Systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to solve problem Nursing research Systematic inquiry to develop knowledge about issues of importance to the nursing profession.

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment

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  1. Chapter 1Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment

  2. What Is Research? • Systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to solve problem Nursing research • Systematic inquiry to develop knowledge about issues of importance to the nursing profession

  3. Future Directions forNursing Research • Promotion of evidence-based practice • Increased multidisciplinary collaboration • Greater focus on outcomes research • Use of multiple, confirmatory strategies • Expanded dissemination of research findings • Increased visibility of nursing research

  4. Sources of Evidence for Nursing Practice • Tradition • Authority • Clinical experience; trial and error; intuition • Logical reasoning (inductive & deductive) • Assembled information (e.g., quality improvement data) • Disciplined research

  5. How Is Knowledge Obtained? Positivist Naturalistic Fixed design Flexible design Discrete, specific concepts Holistic Deductive processes Inductive processes Control over context Context-bound Verification of hunches Emerging interpretations Quantitative information Qualitative information Seeks generalizations Seeks patterns

  6. The Purposes of Nursing Research • Identification •  Description •  Exploration •  Explanation •  Prediction • Control

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