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Research Week 2

Definitions

Question: Research studies conducted by following subjects over a period of time with data collection occurring at prescribed intervals
Answer: What are Longitudinal Research Studies?

Question: Studies planned by the researcher for collection of primary data for the specific research study; implemented in the future
Answer: What are Prospective Research studies?

Question: Research studies conducted by looking at a single phenomenon across multiple populations at a single point in time
Answer: What are Cross Sectional Research studies?

Question: Research studies that use secondary data that have already been collected about events that have already happened
Answer: What is retrospective studies?

Question: Research to gain knowledge that has a practical application and contributes in some way to a modification of practice
Answer: What is applied research?

Quantitative v. Qualitative

Question: A natural approach to research where the focus is understanding the meaning of an experience from the individual’s perspective
Answer: What is a qualitative research?

Question: A traditional approach to research where variables are identified and measured in a reliable and valid way
Answer: What is quantitative research?

Question: In this type of research, the researcher is objective, detached and measures observable phenomena. (answer is either Quantitative or Qualitative)
Answer: What is Quantitative Research?

Question: In this type of research, the researcher uses holistic observations and analysis of data is performed using analytic induction (as opposed to statistical analysis).
Answer: What is Qualitative Research?

Question: This type of research method is becoming more important in nursing research, as it is an approach that combines quantitative and qualitative elements;
involves the measurable state of a phenomenon and the individual’s subjective response to it
Answer: What are Mixed Methods?

Theoretical Frameworks

Question: Thi is the foundation for research design, based on an attempt to explain the world around us.
Answer: What are theoretical frameworks?

Question: Concept, construct, and variable are known as this.
Answer: What are the Building Blocks of Theory?

Question: These are theories that are considered midway between abstract and concrete theories.
Answer: What are middle range theories?

Question: Clearly stated meanings of the abstract ideas (or __________) used by a researcher in a study.
Answer: What are Conceptual definitions?

Question: This statement provides the expected relationships between concepts; forms the foundation for a theory
Answer: What is the relational statement?

Research Design

Question: The overall approach to the study that details all the major components describing how the research will be carried out.

Answer: What is the Research Design?

Question: These items are used as strategies to "_______ ________"
- Eliminate the threat or extraneous variable
- Control the threat or extraneous variable
- Account for it in the write-up

Answer: What is "Achieve Control"?

Question: A characteristic, event or response that represents the elements of the research question in a detectable or measurable way.
Answer: What is a variable?

Question: A factor that is artificially introduced into as study explicitly to measure an expected effect.
Answer: What is an independent variable?

Question: These factors can distort research findings and may be introduced by the following sources: researcher, measurements, subjects, sampling procedures, data, statistical analysis or extraneous variables.
Answer: What is Bias?

Grab Bag - Wk 1

Question: The use of best scientific evidence integrated with clinical experience, and incorporating patient values and preferences, in the practice of professional nursing care.
Answer: What is Evidence Based Practice?

Question: This ethical principle means "Do no harm".
Answer: What is Beneficence?

Question: This group of at least 5 individuals in a health care organization has a mission is “to ensure that research is ethically acceptable and that the welfare and rights of research participants are protected”. Membership is diverse, including clinical and nonclinical individuals - they review all proposed research studies for the organization and their existence is required by federal law (established by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).


Answer: What is Institutional Review Board (IRB)?

Question: These are the "P", "I" "C" and "O" in PICO Approach to the Research Question
Answer: What is:
Population/Persons
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome


Question: A critical component of the research process that provides an in-depth analysis of recently published research findings relevant to the study that is being considered. The ____________ review informs the research question and guides development of the research plan.

Answer: What is Literature Review?