RESEARCH TERMS
PRESENTING RESEARCH
TYPES OF RESEARCH
MUST HAVES
Potpourri
100
any factor, trait, or condition than can exist in differing amounts or types? (Hint: an experiment usually has 3 of these)
What is a variable?
100
describes how the study was done, including subject information, data collection methonds, and statistical analysis methods employed
What is design?
100
two general categories of research
What is descriptive and analytic research?
100
a variable whose values are controlled or selected by the researcher (What is changed?)
What is a independent variable?
100

where can you present your research poster presentation

at any event that your poster would be relevant and the information would benefit the reader

200
achieving the same result from two or more different sources
What is reliability?
200
presentation of the findings of the study, without interpretation
What is the results?
200
information collection is usually via questionnaires or interviews, data may also be obtained through physical exam
What is a survey?
200
selecting a random sample of a population
What is randomization?
200

this is how you should present your findings to a group

in a poster or short article-summary

300
subjects are not told if they are in the control group or the intervention group
What is a blind study?
300
outline of the purpose of the study, contains a profile of the problem followed by a review of current literature
What is the objective?
300

subjects are placed in groups based on whether they have been diagnosed with the disease (cases) or not (controls)

What is a case-control studies?

300
the observed outcomes or phenomena (what is observed?)
What is dependent variable?
300

expands current knowledge and enhances the practice of the nursing profession

What is nursing research?

400

What is a threat to validity when doing research?

improper design, participants answer or act like they think the researcher would want them to, researcher bias, etc.  

400

interpretation of the results, explanation of what the findings mean and comparing them with the findings of others

What is the conclusion/findings?

400
go forward in time to examine presumed outcomes or effects; subjects are selected based on factors thought to be associated with the outcome being studied
What is cohort (follow up) studies?
400

those kept constant to prevent their influence of the independent variable on the dependent variable (what is kept the same?)

What is the control group/variable?

400

The reason you enrolled in this class

because I was the professor

500
both subjects and researchers are unaware of the treatment arrangement
What is a double blind study?
500

description of the applications and implications derived from the findings

What is the application/discussion?

500
allows for casual relationships to be determined; always consists of a control, randomization, and manipulation
What is experimental design?
500
before any research project involving human subjects is initiated, it must first be reviewed and approved by the
What is the UMCIRB (University and medical center institutional review board)?
500

what you will become once you finish this program

A BSN prepared nurse

M
e
n
u