nursing education
evidence-based practice, 24–26, 32–33
lifelong learning, 454–456
nursing research, focus of, 27
nursing outcomes classification (NOC), 474
nursing outcomes, defined, 471, 472
Nursing Outlook, 26
nursing practice
defined by ANA, 137–138
guidelines, 318
theory, using, 137–138
nursing process, 75–76
nursing quality indicators, explained, 433
nursing research. See also research
describing, 14–21, 16t–17t
priorities in, 32, 32b
research articles, components of, 19–21
research, types of, 15–19, 16t–17t
systematic approach to research, 15, 15b
Nursing Research, 26
Nursing Science Quarterly, 27
nursing-sensitive outcomes, described, 472, 473
nursing theories, and identifying research problems,
72–73
Nutting, Mary Adelaide, 24
O
obligations, defined, 55
observation
defined, 258
IRB area of concern, 60t
qualitative data, collecting, 272t, 274–275
quantitative research data collection, 260, 268
odds ratio (OR), defined, 209
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), 52
one-group posttest-only design, 179–180
one-group pretest-posttest design, 178t
oneself, developing
development on job, 457–460
lifelong learning, 454–456
team leadership skills, developing, 460–461
Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing,
The, 28
ONS. See Oncology Nursing Society
open coding, defined, 381
operational definitions for research, 136
ordinal level of measurement, 261–262, 262f
organizational culture as barrier to connecting research
and practice, 431–432
organizational level of collaboration, 47–50, 48f
organizational priorities, and choosing outcomes,
476–477
orientation programs, and personal development, 457–459
outbreak investigations, 195–196
outcomes
based measurements, described, 472, 473
choosing health outcome information websites, 475t
mandated reports, 477
organizational priorities, 476–477
outcomes and associated indicators, 480
patient population, 474–475
team membership, 476–477
described, 471–472
evaluating, 480–481
PICOT model, 85
research, defined, 471, 472
ownership of data and conclusions, 397tP
pandemic, defined, 203
panel designs, in longitudinal studies, 164
papers, 501–503
collaboration with colleagues, 501
feedback, obtaining, 502–503
manuscript guidelines, 504
manuscript submission, 504
manuscripts, response time for, 504
writing daily, 501, 502b
parallel form testing for reliability, 268, 269t
parametric tests, 362
participant observation, in qualitative research, 225
participants in qualitative research, 223
ethical principles for consideration, 244–246, 246b
researcher as, 225–226
sampling, 223
passive rejection of innovation, 404, 405
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, 475t
patients
PICOT model, 85
populations, and choosing outcomes, 474–475
related outcomes, described, 472
patterns
data distribution, 341–344
generated from data, 205544 INDEX