Research Methods
Imposing the rules by the researcher to decrease the possibility of error
Control
Variety of study designs developed to examine relationships between or among variables
Correlational
Qualitative study focused on the lived experiences of the participants from their perspective
Phenomenological
Blueprint for conducting a study, maximizes control over factors that could interfere with the validity of the findings and guides the planning and implementing of a study
Research design
Prescience of multiple causes for an effect
Multicausality
Involves identifying and understanding the nature and attributes of nursing phenomena and sometimes the relationships among them
Description
Plan for a study developed to determine the effectiveness of interventions when some aspect of an experiment cannot be implemented
Quasi-experimental
Qualitative research methodology for investigating cultures
Ethnographic
Area of concern in which there is a gap in the knowledge base needed for nursing practice. In a study it needs to include significance, background, and problem statement
Research Problem
The purpose of this group is to protect the human rights of subjects in proposed studies
IRB
Explanation
Descriptive
Scientific methodology developed to examine the end results of patient care
Outcomes research
Clear, concise, declarative statement expressed to direct a study; focuses on identifying and describing variables and relationships among variables
Research objective
This ethical principle includes the right to self-determination and the right to full disclosure
Respect for persons
Estimation of the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation that can be achieved through research
Prediction
This design involves data collection on variables at one point in time
Cross-sectional design
Qualitative research method conducted to explore and analyze the process that persons use in handling a specific situation or problem. Ideally results in a theoretic description or diagram of the process
Identifies what is already known about the topic.
Problem background
This experiment did not inform subjects about the purpose and procedure in the study
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Qualitative research technique in which a researcher identifies personal preconceptions and beliefs and consciously sets them aside for the duration of the study
Bracketing
Type of design that provides the greatest amount of control possible to examine causality in studies
Expeimental
This design refers to data collection from the same subjects at different points in time.
Longitudinal
Concise, clear statement of the specific goal or aim of the study. It is the reason for conducting the study and is generated from the problem.
Research Purpose
This ethical principle encourages the researcher to do good and to "do no harm"
Beneficence