scientific research.

promote evidence-based care for patients/ clients.

Nurses have used knowledge developed by nurses and by members of other disciplines in even proportions.

nursing care.

There may be some shifting back and forth between steps.

determine existing knowledge on the topic.

design

sample

early in the research project

anonymity

An identification number will be placed on the questionnaire that corresponds to the researcher's master list or names and numbers.

Confidentiality will be provided.

assent

The amount of data to be analyzed is usually greater in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.

participant observations and semistructured interviews.

develops a theory

making a hypothesis

Study participants should be provided with information that will allow them to contact the researcher if a copy of the study results is desired.

A determination will be made about the existing knowledge in the identified problem area.

a description of the study written by the researcher who conducted the study.

The reference list contains articles from research journals

opinions about the research study

Some online databases are available to the public

both inductive and deductive

deduction.

health belief model

random assignment of subjects to groups

pretest-posttest control group design

Solomón four-group design

Two of the study participants drop out of the study.

It will not be possible for the researcher to use random sampling to obtain study participants.

randomization.

sampling frame.

Cluster random sampling

Systematic sampling

Data may be collected more easily from a widespread geographical area.

delphi technique

ethnographic

action

ethnographic

projective technique

Semantic differential

The standard deviation indicates how spread out the scores are in a distribution.

mean

20/30

variability.

X and Y vary together.

have proven the study hypothesis.

null hypothesis should be rejected.

pulse rates

should never be used with interval/ratio data

Patients who went through appendectomy

Number of prenatal classes

Level of positive body image

Research hypothesis

2

findings of the study.

Findings may be both statistically and clinically nonsignificant.

Titles should include the name of the statistical test used to analyze the data.

Nurses should try to assess the anxiety levels of children before physical examinations.

suggestions for extension of the study

journal article

poster presentation.

Many journals prefer that a query letter be sent before a manuscript is submitted.

public sources.

Inadequate research skills of nurses is the most frequently cited reason for lack of utilization of research findings.

Number of participants will be adequate when data obtained are saturated.

Eliminate data which are not related

Method for accessing published information

Not having enough time

Explains why the problem is significant to study.

Phenomenological research

Improved outcomes for patients, health care providers and health care agencies.

Traditional knowledge

Phenomenology

Themes

Do interview more than once

Maslow’s

Research design

Subject

Bracketing

Rosenthal/Pygmalion

Content analysis

Longitudinal

Experimental

Gather data from one collection strategy

Able to articulate and reflect on the phenomenon that they experienced

Explaining the study including risks and benefits

Introduction

Methods

Abstract

At the end of the article

Purposive sampling

inclusion criteria

number of patients who drop out of a study

Gather data from one collection strategy