Week 1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Research designed to generate knowledge to guide clinical practice in nursing and other health care fields.
Clinical nursing research
holds that there are multiple interpretations of reality, and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals construct reality within their context; often associated with qualitative research.
Constructivist (Naturalistic) Paradigm
The entire set of individuals or objects having some common characteristics
population
seeks to describe and understand key social–psychological processes that occur in social settings.
grounded theory
A study in which the researcher controls (manipulates) the independent variable and—in a true experiment— randomly assigns subjects to different conditions
experimental research
An individual who participates and provides information in a study.
study participant
The abstract or theoretical meaning of the concepts being studied.
conceptual definition
is designed to develop evidence about issues of importance to various stakeholders.
nursing research
The overall plan for addressing a research question, including specifications for enhancing the study’s integrity.
research designs
A subset of a population, selected to participate in a study.
sample
is concerned with lived experiences and is an approach to learning about what people’s life experiences are like and what they mean.
Phenomenology
The variable that is believed to cause or influence the dependent variable; in experimental research, the manipulated (treatment) variable.
independent variable
The definition of a concept or variable in terms of the procedures by which it is to be measured.
operational definition
is a worldview, a general perspective on the complexities of the “real world”.
paradigm
are the techniques researchers use to structure a study and to gather and analyze information relevant to the research question(s).
research methods
The investigation of phenomena that lend themselves to precise measurement, often involving a rigourous and controlled design.
quantitative research
provides a framework for studying the meanings, patterns, and experiences of a defined cultural group in a holistic fashion
ethnography
The process of developing specific predictions from general principles
deductive reasoning
The variable hypothesized to depend on or be caused by another variable (the independent variable); the out- come variable of interest.
Dependent (Outcome) Variable
Information collected in a numeric form.
quantitative data
Information collected in narrative (nonnumeric) form, such as the transcript of an unstructured interview.
qualitative data
The traditional paradigm underlying the scientific approach, which assumes that there is a fixed, orderly reality that can be objectively studied; often associated with quantitative research
Positivist paradigm
The investigation of phenomena, typically in an in-depth and holistic fashion, through the collection of rich narrative materials using a flexible research design
qualitative research
Evidence rooted in objective reality and gathered using one’s senses as the basis for generating knowledge.
empirical evidence
