What is nursing research? ANS A scientific process that affirms and revitalizes existing
knowledge and establishes NEW knowledge that directly or indirectly shapes nursing
practice and informs best care practices.
What are ethics considerations and parameters for providing consent to children?
-Answer Parents of children under 18 must provide consent and children between the
ages of 7-18 must be provided assent. A child over the age of 7 needs to be explained a
basic understanding of what is happening/what will be done to them
How would we control for uniformity in a QUANTITATIVE research study -Answer
Extraneous variables are not held constant! The term maintaining uniformity can also
refer to the control element of the study- what is remaining constant
What is the purpose of research design? -Answer This controls whether a study will be
qualitative or quantitative. A set of choices made in advanced of analyzing necessary
information.
What are three requirements for a quantitative design - Answer 1.)Randomization
2.)Control
3.)Manipulation
What is a control group within an experiment - Answer This is a group that is not
receiving the treatment or new intervention but rather a placebo or their treatment
remains unchanged.
What is level 3 evidence -Answer Quasi experimental study. NO RANDOMIZATION.
What is level 4 evidence - Answer Nonexperimental studies. This could be observational
where there is no real experiment occuring.
What is level 5 evidence - Answer Meta synthesis. TEXTBOOK THIS IS JUST A
SUMMARY
What is level 6 evidence - Answer Qualitative studies
What is level 7 evidence - Answer Expert opinions. No research of statistical review
What is a directional hypothesis - Answer This is a one sided hypothesis interested in
only ONE DIRECTION of change to determine relationship between variables.
What is a null hypothesis - Answer States that there is absolutely NO relationship
between the independent and dependent variables-think divorced couples with no kids
What is a power analysis - Answer This refers to the estimated SMALLEST number of
people to be included in a sample size for a quantitative research
What are three types of non experimental designs - Answer Longitudinal, cohort and
retrospective
Describe/define a cross sectional study - Answer Examines data from ONE POINT in
time
Describe a longitudinal study - Answer This is data collected from the same people at
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