Research dissemination Flashcards
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purpose of dissemination
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inc nursing knowledge, advance science of nursing practice, improve pt care
failure to communicate findings is considered a violation of ethics and a form of scientific misconduct
in the US, it may be mandatory to publish your research results as stipulated by funding agencies/sponsors
2
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components of a research report
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IMRAD
I: introduction M: methods R: results A: and D: discussion
3
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Introduction
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- summarize existing literature
- describe research problem
- present conceptual framework
- state research questions or hypothesis
4
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methods
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- describe research design
- explain intervention (if any)
- describe sample and setting
- present data collection instruments
- explain procedures
- describe data analysis methods
5
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results
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- present descriptive statistics, then inferential
- order results in terms of overall importance
- if research questions/hypotheses were numbered in intro, present results in same sequence
6
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discussion
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- what were main findings?
- what do the findings mean?
- are the results valid statistically/clinically?
- how do the results compare w/ other research findings?
- how can findings be used in future nursing research? can they impact nursing practice?
7
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impact factor
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ratio of # of articles published in a journal to the # of times those articles were cited
higher the #, larger the importance of the journal (as measured by how often its articles are cited)
