The Primary Purpose of Nursing Research Is To

question 1

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of nursing research is to:

• A) bring prestige to the discipline.
• B) fund nursing education.
• C) generate scientific knowledge to guide nursing practice.
• D) promote the importance of nursing in society.

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Definitions:

Synapses

The junctions between neurons through which signals are transmitted; they can be chemical, involving neurotransmitter release, or electrical, through direct ion flow.

Circuitry

The arrangement and interaction of electrical components and pathways through which electrical current flows.

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

A protein in the brain and nervous system that promotes the survival, development, and maintenance of neurons.

Dendrites

The branched projections of a neuron that act to propagate the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project.