Sources of Knowledge
I am passed down from generation to generation
What is traditional knowledge
Theory of universal application
General systems theory
Aims to accurately and systematically describe a poplulation
Descriptive research
Uses primary and secondary historical data to study the meaning of past events, interpret facts and explain their causes and effects
Historical
Variable that is not affected by other variables in the study
Independent variable
I come from an expert and am accepted as the truth based on a person's perceived expertise
Authoritative knowledge
Adjustment of living matter to other living things and environments
Adaptation theory
Measures the statistical relationship between two variables without manipulating them.
Correlational research
Collecting data through observations and interviews to understand how people and societies function
Ethnography
This type of reasoning starts with the conclusion and goes from specific to general. For example a provider is notified of the patient's change in condition and a new prescription is received for an antibiotic.
Inductive reasoning
I am obtained through the scientific method
Scientific knowledge
Orderly and predictable growth and development from conception to death
Aims to evaluate the impact of an intervention without randomization
Quasi-experimental
Focuses on an individual's lived experiences within the world
Phenomenology
Hypothesis
The fact that the Earth rotates on its axis as it revolves around the sun, is this type of knowledge
Scientific knowledge
Break whole things into parts to see how they work together
General systems theory
Study conducted with a scientific approach using two sets of variables.
Experimental
Involves collecting and analyzing data to create a theory; based in the discovery of how people describe their own reality
Grounded theory
The "P" in PICO stands for one of these 3 things
Patient, population or problem of interest
A nursing preceptor teaching a student nurse how to insert an IV correctly is an example of this type of knowledge
Authoritative knowledge
Nursing theories serve these 3 areas
Research, education and practice
Survey
Correlational
Commonly used in social and behavioral sciences
Ethnography
This type of reasoning is the process of drawing valid inferences. For example: All dogs have ears; golden retrievers are dogs, therefore golden retrievers have ears.
Deductive reasoning