RESEARCH

Scientific Method

An informal way to discover new things.

Research

A more formal, intensive, and comprehensive method for discovering new knowledge.

Nursing Research

Research dealing with clinical problems encountered during clinical duties (e.g., care of diabetic foot).

Research in Nursing

A broader study of nursing and the profession, dealing with issues that could affect the nursing profession (e.g., nursing curriculum).

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

The use of the current “best” evidence in practice, incorporating the latest findings.

Ultimate Goal of Research in Nursing

To improve the practice of the profession (nursing practice/client care/patient care/health care/nursing care).

Five Major Steps of the Research Process

Conceptual Phase, Design and Planning, Empirical Phase, Analytic Phase, Disseminating Phase.

Criteria of a Good Research Problem

Significance of the study, Availability of subjects, Limitations of subjects, Time allotment and research ability, Limitation of tools.

Four Basic Rights of Research Subjects

Right not to be harmed, Right to full disclosure, Right to self-determination, Right to anonymity, confidentiality, and privacy.

Levels of Measurement in Research

Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio.

Two Types of Analysis in Research

Descriptive analysis, Inferential statistics.

Hypothesis

A tentative prediction of the relationship between variables.

Non-Experimental vs

Non-experimental does not involve manipulation, whereas experimental involves manipulation and control of variables.

Chi-Square Test

Used to determine if there is a significant association between two categorical variables.

T-Test

Used to compare the means of two groups to determine if they are statistically different.

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Used to compare the means of three or more groups to determine if at least one group mean is significantly different from the others.

Conceptual vs

A conceptual framework focuses on relating concepts to the topic, while a theoretical framework relates concepts to the theory.

Systematic Sampling

A probability sampling method where every kth element from a list is selected.

Slovin’s Formula

Used to calculate the sample size for a study.