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209 Chapter 2 Definitions
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- 1Randomizing subjects into groups collecting data, and conducting statistical analysis.Experiment
- 2Formal objective, rigorous, systematic process for generating numerical information about the world.Quantitative Research
- 3The exploration and description of phenomena in real-life situations.Descriptive Research
- 4The systematic investigation of relationships between or among variables.Correlational Research
- 5To examine casual relationships to determine the effect of one variable on another.Quasi-Experimental Research
- 6An objective, systematic, highly controlled investigation conducted for the purpose of predicting and controlling phenomena in nursing practice.Experimental Research
- 7‘Pure research.’ Includes scientific investigations conducted for the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake or for the pleasure of learning, and finding truth.Basic Research
- 8‘Practical research.’ Includes scientific investigations conducted to generate knowledge that will directly influence or improve clinical practice.Applied Research
- 9Striving for excellence in research; it requires discipline, adherence to detail, strict accuracy, and precisions.Rigor
- 10The rules used to achieve control in research.Design
- 11Exist in all studies and can interfere with obtaining a clear understanding of the relationships among the study variables.Extraneous Variables
- 12A process of selecting participants who are representative of the population beings studied.Sampling
- 13The location in which a study is conducted.Setting
- 14The systematic collection of data to identify a problem, difficulty, or dilemma; determination of goals related to the problem; identification of possible approaches or solutions to achieve those goals; implementation of the selected solutions; and evaluation of goal achievement.Problem-Solving Process
- 15A subset of the problem-solving process; involves assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, evaluation, and modification.Nursing Process
- 16More complex than the nursing process and involves the rigorous application of a variety of research methods.Research Process
- 17An area of concern in which there is a gap in the knowledge needed for nursing practice.Research Problem
- 18Generated from the problem and identifies the specific focus or goal of the study.Research Purpose
- 19The abstract, theoretical basis for a study that enables the researcher to link the findings to nursing’s body of knowledge.Framework
- 20Consists of assumptions, an integrated set of defined concepts and relational statements that present a view of a phenomenon and can be used to describe, explain, predict, or control the phenomenon.Theory
- 21Statements that are taken for granted or are considered true, even though they have not been scientifically tested, and provide a basis for the phenomenon described by the theory.Assumptions
- 22Concepts at various levels of abstraction that are measured, manipulated, or controlled in a study.Variables
- 23Provides a variable or concept with theoretical meaning and it comes from a theorist’s definition of the concept or is developed through concept analysis.Conceptual Definition
- 24So the variable can be measured or manipulated in a study.Operational Devices
- 25A smaller version of a proposed study, and researchers frequently conduct these to refine the study sampling process, treatment, or measurement of variables.Pilot Study
- 26All elements that meet certain criteria for inclusion in a study.Population
- 27A subset of the population selected from a particular study, and the members of a sample are the subjects or participants.Sample
- 28The process of ‘assigning numbers to objects in accord with some rules.’Measurement
- 29The precise, systematic gathering of information relevant to the research purpose or the specific objectives, questions, or hypotheses of a study.Data Collection
- 30Reduces, organizes, and gives meaning to data.Data Analysis
- 31Involves examining the results from data analysis, identifying the study limitations, exploring the significance of the findings, forming conclusions, generalizing the findings, considering the implications for nursing, and suggesting further studies.Interpretation of Research Outcomes
- 32Restrictions in a study methodology and/or framework that may decrease the credibility and generalizability of the findings.Limitations
- 33The extension of the conclusions made based on the research findings from the sample studied to a larger population.Generalization
- 34Summarizes the major elements of a study and identifies the contributions of that study to nursing knowledge.Research Report
- 35A clear, concise summary of a study.Abstract
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