Research

Front 1

Area of concern where there is a gap in the knowledge base needed for nursing practice

Back 1

research problem

Front 2

Indicates the gap in the knowledge needed for practice and provides a basis for the study

Back 2

problem statement

Front 3

A clear, consice statement of the specific aim or goal of a study

Back 3

research purpose

Front 4

Outcomes research is conducted to ?

Back 4

examine the end results of care

Front 5

Determined by examining the researcher's expertise, money commitment, availability of subjects, facilities, and equipment, and the study's ethical considerations

Back 5

feasibility

Front 6

A clear, concise, declarative statement that is expressed in the present tense

Back 6

research objective

Front 7

A clear, concise interrogative statement that is worded in the present tense, includes one or more variables (or concepts), and is expressed to guide the implementation of quantitative and qualitative studies

Back 7

research question

Front 8

A formal statement of the expected relationships between two or more variables in a specified population

Back 8

hypothesis

Front 9

proposes relationships among variables that occur or exist together in the real world, so that when one variable changes, the other changes

Back 9

associative hypothesis

Front 10

Proposes a cause-and-effect interaction between two or more variables, which are referred to as independent and dependent variables

Back 10

causal hypothesis

Front 11

States the relationship (associative or causal) between 2 variables

Back 11

simple hypothesis

Front 12

States the relationship (associative or causal) among 3 or more variables

Back 12

complex hypothesis

Front 13

States that a relationship exists but does not predict the nature of the relationship

Back 13

nondirectional hypothesis

Front 14

States the nature (positive or negative) of the interaction between 2 or more variables; the terms such as positive, negative, less, more, increase, decrease, greater, higher, or lower are used

Back 14

directional hypothesis

Front 15

used for statistical testing and for interpreting statistical outcomes

Back 15

null hypothesis

Front 16

Alternative hypothesis to the null hypothesis and states that a relationship exists between two or more variables

Back 16

research hypothesis

Front 17

Contains variables that are measurable or able to manipulated

Back 17

testable hypothesis

Front 18

qualities, properties, or characteristss of persons, things, or situations that change or vary

Back 18

variables

Front 19

stimulus or activity that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to create an effect of the dependent variable

Back 19

independent variable

Front 20

outcome or response that the researcher wants to predict or explain

Back 20

dependent variable

Front 21

qualities, properties, or characteristics identified in the research purpose and objectives or questions that are observed or measured in a study

Back 21

research variables or concepts

Front 22

exist in all studies and can affect the measurement of study variables and the relationships among these variables

Back 22

extraneous variables

Front 23

_____ variables are of primary concern in qualitative studies because they can interfere with obtaining a clear understanding of the relational or causal dynamics within these studies

Back 23

extraneous

Front 24

extraneous variables that are not recognized until the study is in process or are recognized before the study is initiated but cannot be controlled

Back 24

confounding variables

Front 25

type of extraneous variable composing the setting in which the setting is conducted

Back 25

environmental variables

Front 26

characteristics or attributes of subjects that are collected to describe the sample

Back 26

demographic variables

Front 27

provides the theoretical meaning of a variable and it often derived from the theorists definition of a related concept

Back 27

conceptual definition

Front 28

derived from a set of procedures or progressive acts that a researcher performs to recieve sensory impressions (such as a sound, visual, or tactile impressions) that indicate the existence or degree of existence of a variable

Back 28

operational definition