Ch 6 - Research Problems, Research Questions and Hypotheses
Ch 7 - Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Ch 7
Ch 8 - Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Ch 8
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In a research report, the statement of purpose is usually found here.
What is at the end of the introduction? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 104-5.
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CINAHL
What is the electronic database that focuses on nursing and allied health literature? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 120-22.
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? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 108-9.
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A framework.
What is the conceptual underpinning of a study? Polit & beck [2014], p. 135.
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Example of a "Middle-range" theory.
What is the "Health Promotion Model?" Polit & beck [2014], p. 137.
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This indicates the expected relationship between the independent and dependent variable.
What is a research hypothesis? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 108-9.
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The primary purpose of the literature review in a research report.
What is the current evidence about the problem under study? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 116-17.
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Determining the question to be addressed.
What is the first step in writing a review of literature? Polit & beck [2014], p. 117.
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These attempt to describe large segments of the human experience.
What are grand theories (aka macrotheories)? Polit & beck [2014], p. 133.
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The four concepts central to models of nursing.
What are 1) environment, 2) health, 3) human beings, 4) nursing. Polit & beck [2014], pp. 136-37.
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There is no relationship between the independent
variable(s) and dependent variable(s).
What is a null hypothesis? Polit & beck [2014], p. 109.
300
Secondary sources
What is term used to describe accounts of research in the literature prepared by someone other than the researchers who conducted the study? Polit & beck [2014], p. 117.
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Identifying a topic or keyword.
What is an early task in conducting a subject search in an electronic database? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 119-122.
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Visual summaries of complex ideas.
What is schematic model (aka conceptual maps)? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 133-34.
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Theories are build inductively from ______.
What are observations? Polit & beck [2014], p. 133.
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"Children who watch an average of >2 hours of television per day will have higher BMIs than children who watch <2 hours of TV per day" is a ______ ______.
What is a directional hypothesis? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 109.
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The most important type of information that should be included in a literature review.
What is findings from prior studies? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 117-18.
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Database developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
What is MEDLINE? Polit & beck [2014], p. 122.
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If the problem statement from a proposed research study indicates the need to generate a theory relating to social processes, the study design will most likely be ______.
What is grounded theory? Polit & beck [2014], p. 140.
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______ and ______ may serve as springboards for generating hypotheses.
What are theories and conceptual models? Polit & beck [2014], p. 133.
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"Explore lived experiences of refugee women and children from Afghanistan living in the United States" is most likely a statement of purpose from ______
What is a qualitative study? Polit & beck [2014], pp. 104-5.
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Findings from prior studies.
What is the most important type of information that should be included in a literature review. Polit & beck [2014], p. 117.
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Using a pivotal study to search forward to subsequent studies that cited it.
What is "descendancy" approach? Polit & beck [2014], p. 118.
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Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory.
What is a non-nursing conceptual model frequently used in nursing research and considered to be a shared theory? Polit & beck [2014], p. 138.
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The overall objectives for the use of theories in research.
What is 1) provide a mechanism for deducing hypotheses, 2) stimulate new research, 3) explain relationships among phenomena. Polit & beck [2014], pp. 139-42.