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Questions about your own project?

Review from last week What does Deets have to say about EBP? Who is known as the first nurse researcher? Did

she use EBP? Introduction to research terminology & methods

Terminology Types of research studies Steps of research studies Critiquing research

Review of EBP

Martha E.F. Highfield, PhD, RNProfessor of Nursing

Health Sciences DepartmentCollege of Health & Human Development

California State University, Northridge

Check Point! What is/are…..

Evidence types?

Evidence-based practice (EBP)? (how is it different from RU?)

Stetler Model for EBP? (phases?)

Nurse sensitive indicators?

REVIEW: Where do I find research?

Peer-reviewed journals, including online ones

Presentations at conferences

Books

Theses & dissertations

REVIEW: How will I know a research report when I see it?

IMRAD Abstract Introduction: purpose, ROL, framework,

questions or hypotheses Methods section

Subjects Design Instruments Study procedures Data collection

REVIEW: How will I know it…?

Results: Analysis. Quantitative: statistical tests & statistical significance Qualitative: themes, patterns

Discussion: interpretation of the results, implications (clinical, research, education, management), limitations of study

References

NEW LEARNING: What else can I expect to find in research reports?

Jargon Compact Objective Peer-reviewed

What does Deets, C. (1998) have to say about EBP?

How many studies do you need? What is the ethical problem

involving patient choice?

ARE WE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION?

Terminology, Steps, & Reporting

Nursing Research

M.Highfield, PhD, RN

What do I do when I find one?

Look in the right places to find research Read: read abstract, skim article, re-read more

carefully Summarize key aspects of study on your

research utilization worksheet Critique: Important to nursing? Compare study

to ideals RU: Accept or reject. Decide to accept or reject

based on what article contributes to your purpose

Basic terminology (critique of textbook studies)

Types of research study: Basic vs. Applied Subjects, participants, informants Concepts & constructs Propositions Theories & models Variables: constant, continuous, dichotomous,

categorical, dependent, independent, extraneous

Definitions: Conceptual & operational

Basic terminology

Data: Quantitative (numbers data) OR Qualitative (word data--descriptions; stories)

Design (strategy for answering the question): Experimental OR NONexperimental

Relationships between variables Cause & effect OR Associative (functional)

Your Turn: Analyze a Study

Answer questions #2-3. Skip Q#1 (translation) Also answer questions p. 45 including

What are the main phenomena, concepts, or constructs in the study?

What are the conceptual and operational definitions of concepts?

If study is quantitative, what are the independent & dependent variables?

Do researchers examine relationships or patters or association among the variables? Does the report imply causal relationship between variables?

What did the researchers do to improve: Reliability? Validity? Generalizability OR Trustworthiness?