Ch 1 - Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice
The research focus for "Needs of nursing students living with chronic illness"
What is - Qualitative research focus
Formal, objective, rigorous, systematic process for generating information
What is - Quantitative Methods
In "Do BSN-prepared nurses practice more rehabilitative nursing procedures on ICU patients than ADN-prepared nurses?", the independent variable is ______
What is - type of nurse's educational background
Abstract format
What is - I-M-R-A-D (Introduction, Method, Results & Discussion)
In what situation is informed consent not needed
What is - informed consent is always needed
Involves the collection and analysis of numeric information
What is - quantitative research.
The purpose of an operational definition in a quantitative study
What is - specify how a variable will be measured
Takes you from specific to general
What is - inductive reasoning
The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
What is - statistically reliable
Three primary ethical principles articulated by the Belmont Report
What are - 1) beneficence, 2) respect for human dignity, 3) justice
Typically conducted within the traditional scientific method
What is - quantitative research
Determining the appropriate design is aided by a thoughtful theoretical framework and a literature review.
What is Accuracy
The research tradition that focuses on understanding phenomena within a cultural context
What is - ethnographic research
______ can threaten a study's validity and trustworthiness
What is - bias
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
What is - formal committee for reviewing research plans. The IRB can approve the proposed plans, require modifications, or disapprove them
The fundamental belief of those who hold to the positivist research paradigm
What is - The researcher is objective and independent of those being studied
A type of reactivity in which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed.
What is the Hawthorne effect
Characteristics of an experimental study
What is - 1) includes an intervention (or treatment), 2) also known as a clinical trial, 3) tests causal relationships.
A nurse researcher compared men's and women's level of stress following cardiac surgery making certain that both groups were comparable with regard to length of stay in the hospital. Length of stay is a(n) ______
What is - confounding variable
An ethical principle cited by the Belmont Report as a standard for research
What is - beneficence
Asks whether the independent variable really made the difference or the change in the dependent variable
What is internal validity.
An error in choosing the individuals or groups to take part in a study
What is selection bias
The conceptual phase of the research process involves ______
What is - 1) formulating the problem and 2) reviewing the related literature
The use of multiple data collection methods to draw conclusions about the area being studied is ______
What is - triangulation
Some populations require additional protection to make an informed decision about study participation. Vulnerable populations are:
What are - 1) children, 2) inmates, 3) emotionally/mentally disabled, 4) physically disabled/severely ill, 5) terminally ill, 6) pregnant women