Research Flashcards
Type of experimental research
With manipulation, control, and randomization
True experiment
Type of experimental research
With manipulation and randomization, lacks control
Quasi experiment
Type of experimental research
With manipulation and control, no randomization (assigned)
Quasi experiment
Type of experimental research
With manipulation, lacks both control and randomization
Pre-experimental
1 group: Pretest —Tx—-Post-test
Pre-experimental
Total number of groups in True experiment
2-4
1 group: series of pre-test and post test
Quasi experiment
2 groups: participants are assigned to groups
Quasi experiment
Studies the lived experiences of a person
Phenomenological
“How it is interpreted by the participants”
Intuition
“Emotional detachment”
Bracketing
When should data collection in phenomenological research end?
Data saturation
When should data collection in ethnographical study end?
Data saturation
Focus of ethnographical study
L - Language
A - Artifacts
B - Beliefs/Tradition
Method of data collection in PHENOMENOLOGICAL research
Semi-structured interview
Method of data collection in ETHNOGRAPHICAL research
Immersion
Or Interview with key informants (if not accessible location)
Usual approach in ethnographical studies
Longitudinal
Goal of nursing research
Enhance client care!
* Always patient-centered
Outcome of nursing research
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
5 Phases of research
C - conceptual D - design & planning E - empirical A - analytical D - disseminating
Characteristic of nursing research
Means following a step by step process
Systematic
Characteristic of nursing research
Minimizes bias & improves reliability of research
Control
Characteristic of nursing research
Extraneous variables should be held constant
Control
A variable
Treatment or Cause
Independent variable
