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Test 1 NMNC 1110 Flashcards

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An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof. Such events signal the need for immediate investigation and response.

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Sentinel event

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An error of commission (did not provide care correctly) or omission (did not provide care) that could have harmed the patient, but serious harm did not occur as a result of chance, prevention, or mitigation.

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Near miss

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An event that results in unintended harm to the patient by an act of commission (did not provide care correctly) or omission (did not provide care) rather than by the underlying disease or condition of the patient.

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Adverse event

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7 medication rights

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Right route, medication, patient, education, documentation, time, dose

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QSEN

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Quality & Safety Education for Nurses

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3 elements of nursing competency QSEN emphasizes and considers needed to demonstrate safety in one’s practice.

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Knowledge, skill, attitude

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Concepts with the strongest links to safety

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Communication, quality, regulation

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The diligent, systemic inquiry or investigation to validate and refine existing knowledge and generate new knowledge. Systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to contribute to generalizable knowledge.

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Research

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Who creates the standards of professional performance requiring nurses to research findings in practice?

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The American Nurses Association (ANA)

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Mission of NINR (National Institute of Nursing Research)

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To promote and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities

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Research based on postpositivist philosophy

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Quantitative

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Philosophy which assumes that reality is objective, fixed, stable, observable, measurable, and value free

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Postpositivist

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___ formulates a specific conclusion from a large amount of data.

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Quantitative, Deductive reasoning

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___ identifies data and characteristics about the population or phenomenon.

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Quantitative, Descriptive research

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__ can provide a starting point for future research or generate a hypothesis or theory through observation or documentation of a particular situation

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Quantitative, Descriptive research

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A fact, event, or circumstance that can be observed or experienced

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Qualitative, A phenomenon

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A research method used to explore a relationship between two variables

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Correlational research. It does not prove causation. It is not cause and effect.

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Explores the causal relationships between variables. One variable has cause/effect relationship with another one. (i.e. medication, disease)

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Quantitative, Experimental research

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Examines a causal relationship between variables, but it may not meet the strict guidelines of experimental research

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Quasi-experimental research

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A concept or item that has values that can change and that can be measured, manipulated, or controlled in the study

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A variable

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A statement about two or more variables and their relationship to each other

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A hypothesis

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Provides a rationale for conducting the research proposed for the study

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A literature review

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A concept or idea whose values determine the value of the other (dependent) variables

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Independent variable

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The outcome that is affected by manipulation of the independent variable

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Dependent variable

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Showing the degree of satisfaction with each item, or as open-ended questions. (scale of 1-5)

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Likert scale format

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Does not receive treatment. Purpose is to prevent bias

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Control group

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Accepts that theories, background, knowledge, and values of the researcher can influence what’s observed

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Postpositivist philosophy

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Formulates a specific conclusion from a large amount of data

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Deductive reasoning

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Deductive reasoning is what kind of research?

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Quantitative

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testing hypothesis through objective observation and validation, introduce least amount of bias, involves statistical analysis, and deductive in nature

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Focus of quantitative research

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What kind of research is an experimental study?

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Quantitative.

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What is an experimental study?

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gold standard. double-blind study. neither proctor nor participant knows subject of trial

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What kind of research is a quasi-experimental study?

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Quantitative

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What is a quasi-experimental study?

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Examines causal relationship between variables

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What kind of research are random controlled studies?

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Quantitative

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What kind of research are cohort studies

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Quantitative

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What kind of research are longitudinal studies?

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Quantitative

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38
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What kind of research are case controlled studies?

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Quantitative

39
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What kind of research is a case reports study?

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Quantitative

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What kind of research is descriptive study?

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Quantitative

41
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What kind of research is correlational study?

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Quantitative

42
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What is a longitudinal study?

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Study over long period of time

43
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What is a case controlled study?

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Selected participants

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What is a case report study

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Only study a few subjects

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What is a descriptive study?

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Research method that describes the characteristics of population or phenomenon studies. Starting point for future research.

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What is a correlational study?

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Used to explore relationship between two variables. Not causation. Compares things.

47
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Which philosophy recognizes the learners’ understanding and knowledge based on their own experiences prior to the study?

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Constructivist philosophy

48
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Inductive reasoning is what kind of research?

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Qualitative Research

49
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Which type of research is based on constructivist philosophy?

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Qualitative Research

50
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What type of reasoning generalizes from specific facts and involves content analysis?

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Inductive reasoning

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What type of research is focused on: person’s experience, analyzes non-numerical data, value laden; focus on personal beliefs, assumes an inductive approach, and involves content analysis?

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Qualitative Research

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Which type of research is an ethnography study?

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Qualitative

53
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Which type of research is a phenomenological study?

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Qualitative

54
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Which type of research is grounded theory study?

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Qualitative

55
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Which type of research is a case report study?

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Qualitative

56
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Which type of research is a historical research study?

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Qualitative

57
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What focuses on the sociology of meaning through close field observation of a sociocultural phenomenon?

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Qualitative, Ethnography

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What explores the reactions of a specific group of people who experienced a similar event in their lives

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Qualitative, Phenomenology

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What derives from data collected in studies. Used to study PPD, communication processes, and the way people with HIV manage their illness. Arrives at theory to see it in another way

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Qualitative, Grounded Theory

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What only studies a few subjects?

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Case Reports

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What studies historical documents to determine an accurate picture of a past event or time period?

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Historical Research

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Active errors. Direct patient care

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Sharp End

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Latent errors. Organizational/system

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Blunt End

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The result of a delay in diagnosis, failure to employ indicated tests, use of outmoded tests, or failure to act on results of monitoring or testing.

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Diagnostic errors

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Occur in the performance of an operation, procedure or test; in the administering a treatment; in the dose or method of administering a drug; or in avoidable delay in treatment or in responding to an abnormal test.

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Treatment errors

66
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Occurs when there are failures to provide prophylactic treatment and inadequate monitoring or follow-up of treatment.

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Preventive errors

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Can lead to many types of errors. By employing a standardized system for classifying different types of errors, best practices can be developed to address safety compromises in healthcare systems

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Communication failure (meaning a lack of communication or a lack of clarity in communication)

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Contributing factors to safety culture

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Leadership, teamwork, evidence-based, communication, learning, just culture, patient-centered care

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Barriers to safety culture

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Fear of professional or personal punishment, concern about malpractice implications, no model of nursing care

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What are human factors?

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workflow fluctuations, lack of needed supplies, concerns with communication and coordination across disciplines

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What did Florence Nightingale base her practice on?

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Findings

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Content analysis, everything decided at the beginning

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Qualitative

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Numbers, random-controlled studies, experimental, has a control group, random assignment

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Quantitative

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Provides a comprehensive, unbiased analysis through the use of a strict scientific design to select and assess each of the studies

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Systematic review

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Merges statistical results from related studies to discover similarities and differences in their findings

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Meta-analysis

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Based on a constructivist philosophy, which assumes that reality is composed of multiple socially constructed realities of each person or group

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Qualitative research

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Generalizes from specific facts

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Inductive reasoning

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Explores the reactions of a specific group of people who experienced a similar event in their lives

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Qualitative, phenomenological research

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The diligent systemic inquiry or investigation to validate and refine existing knowledge and generate new knowledge

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Research

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Systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge

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Research

81
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Requires nurses to use research findings in practice

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The ANA

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Produces data in the form of numbers.

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Quantitative research

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Based on a postpositivist philosophy, which assumes that reality is objective fixed stable, observable, measurable, and value free

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Quantitative research

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Formulates a specific conclusion from a large amount of data

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Quantitative, Deductive reasoning

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Identifies data and characteristics about the population or phenomenon. Provide a starting point for future research or generate a hypothesis or theory through observation or documentation of a particular situation

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Quantitative, descriptive research

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A fact, event, or circumstance that can be observed or experienced

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Quantitative, phenomenon

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Used to explore a relationship between 2 variables

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Quantitative, correlational research

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A concept or item that has values that can change and that can be measured, manipulated, or controlled in the study

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Quantitative, variable

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Explores causal relationships between variables

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Quantitative, experimental research

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Examines a causal relationship between variables, but it may not meet the strict guidelines of experimental research

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Quantitative, quasi-experimental research

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Explores the reactions of a specific group of people who experienced a similar event in their lives

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Qualitative, Phenomenological research

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Generalizes from specific facts

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Qualitative, inductive reasoning

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What provides a rationale for conducting the research proposed for a study?

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The literature review

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What is a statement about two or more variables and their relationship to each other?

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A hypothesis

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