N547 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Research Designs for Questions About Outcomes - ANS The end result, not the efficacy or effectiveness of an individual intervention Has gained relevance in the policy world Enables effective clinical decisions that relate to context and quality of life Research Designs for Questions About Outcomes: How does it differ from traditional research - ANS Evaluates a wider range of outcomes Often focus on results that are meaningful to the patient Should we rely only on R...

CHAPTER 8 BASIC CONCEPTS IN MEASUREMENT - ANS We are measuring properties-- sometimes called characteristics, attributes, or qualities--- of objects Know the definition and examples of objects - ANS measuring by properties EX: consumers, brand, stores, advertisements, product, company, person Know the definition and examples of objective properties - ANS *Physical features* Measurement should be a simple process if you measure by physically verifiable characteristics-...

Which ones are at the most abstract level of theoretical thinking? Answers: 1. Conceptual frameworks 2. Practice theories 3. Grand nursing theories 4. Middle-range theories - ANS 1. Conceptual frameworks A researcher began a study with 250 subjects, and 50 subjects dropped out before the study was concluded. The researcher will declare 20% as the sample __________ . Answers: 1. attrition rate. 2. acceptance rate. 3. retention rate. 4. refusal rate. -...

Method - ANS how you conduct the research--you choose this depending on you research study; usually logical, orderly, systematic Methodology - ANS the study of research methods--study and analysis of research methods; not synonymous to method Quantitative Research - ANS - quantifies and generalizes results - large # of participants - structured and controlled - results are presented using statistics Goals of Quantitative Research - ANS - to describe ...

When making good decisions in evidence-based practice, _____ of the data is necessary. Confirmability Trustworthiness Independence Timing - ANS Trustworthiness reliability is defined as the case in which an instrument -consistently measures the same thing - measures what it is suppose to measure - measures demographic data -consistently measures the sample size - ANS consistently measures the same thing reliability and relevance may exist - with dependence ...

Quasiexperimental study What is it? When do you use it? - ANS -there is no comparison group or subjects are not randomly assigned to groups. Researcher uses existing intact groups got the experimental and comparison groups. -real world is more closely approximated, but not as much control as true experimental Experimental What is it? When do you use it? - ANS concerned w cause and effect relationships--when one thing or event makes some other thing or event happen -ie obe...

N547 Review Questions

A researcher selects one group of participants and observes them before and after a treatment meant to improve mood. What type of sampling design is described in this example? - ANS Pretest-posttest The chi square test is used to analyze what type of data? - ANS categorical What are the three requirements for a between-subjects design to be an experimental research design? - ANS randomization, manipulation, and comparison The appropriate statistical test to evaluate the difference...

N547_ Midterm Exam 1