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Study cards for Polit Nursing Research chapters 1-7

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Concept   An abstraction based on observation of behaviors or characteristics (stress, pain)  
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Two methods of research   Quantitative and Qualitative  
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Variable   An attribute of a person or object that varies  
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Types (names) of Variables   Continuous, Discrete, Catagorical, Independent, Dependant, Diachotomous  
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Concept   A VARIABLE, An Abstraction Based On Observation of Behaviors Or Characteristics (Abooboc)  
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Variable   An attribute of a person or object that varies  
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Concept has two definitions   Conceptual and Operational definitions  
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Conceptual Definition   The abstract or theoretical meaning of the concepts being studied  
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Operational Definition   The instrument, The definition of a concept or varibale in terms of the procedures by which it is to be measured  
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Independant Variable   The resumed cause or influencing the Dependant Variable  
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Dependant Variable   The outcome or effected variable.  
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Evidenced based practice   Incorporates research findings into their clinical decision  
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What is at the basis for making clinical decisions   Evidence hierarchy (research)  
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What are the paradigms   Positive, Determinism and Naturalistic  
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Positive Paradigm assumes   That there is an ojective realisity and that natural phenomena are regular and orderly  
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Determinism assumes   Phenomena are the result of PRIOR CAUSES and are not HAPHAZARD  
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Naturalistic Paradigm   Assumes that reality is not a fixed entitiy bu is rather a construction of human minds and thus "truth" is a composite of multiples constructions of reality  
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Constructions of Reality   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Prior Causes NOT haphazard   Determinism  
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Regular and Orderly   Positivism  
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Quantitative Research   Collection of analysis of numeric information. Conducted within the Scientific Method  
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Scientific Method   A systematic controlled process usually associated with Quantitative Research  
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Emperical Evidence   Evidence collected by way of the human senses and strive for Generalizability.  
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Term to describe expressing findings beyond a setting or situation   Generalizability  
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Paradigm strives to undertanding the HUMAN EXPERIENCE   Naturalistic  
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Naturalistic Paradigm is associated with   Qualitative Research  
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Basic Research   Is designed to extend the base of information for the sake of knowledge  
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Applied Research   Focuses on discovering solutions to IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS  
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Which research focuses on Indentification   Qualitative  
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Which research focuses on Prediction and Control   Quantitative  
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Which research focuses on Description, Exploration and Explanation (DEE)   Both Qualitative and Quantitative  
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One noted rejection of the Quantiative method   It is reductionist (reduces human experiene to only the few concepts under investigation)  
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Reality Exists, there is a real world driven by real natural causes   Positive Paradigm  
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Reality is multiple and subjective, mentally constructed by individuals   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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The inquirer is independant from those being researched   Positive Paradigm  
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Findings are not influenced by the researcher   Positive Paradigm  
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The inquirer interacts with those being Researched   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Findings are the creation of the interactive process   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Values and biasis are to be held in check   Positive Paradigm  
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Objectivity is sought   Positive Paradigm  
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Subjectivity and values are inevitable and desirable   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Deductive is part of this paradigm   Positive Paradigm  
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Inductive is part of this paradigm   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Emphasis Discrete specific concepts   Positive Paradigm  
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Verification of researchers 'Hunches'   Positive Paradigm  
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Fixed design   Positive Paradigm  
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Tight controls over context   Positive Paradigm  
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Emphasis on measured, quantitative information,and statistical analysis   Positive Paradigm  
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Seeks Generalizability   Positive paradigm  
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Inductive processes are associated with this paradigm   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Emphasis on the entirety of some phenomenon   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Holistic   Naturalistic paradigm  
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Emerging interpretations grounded in participants experience   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Flexible Design   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Context-bound   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Emphasis on narrative information   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Qualatiative Analysis is this Paradigm   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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This paradigm seeks patterns   Naturalistic Paradigm  
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Quantitative terms for person contributing information to research   Subject, Study participant and Respondent  
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Qualitative terms for person contributing information to research   Study Participant, informant  
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Which one is not a qualitative term; Researcher, Investigator, Scientist   Scientist  
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Quantitative terms for that which is being investigated   Concepts, Constructs and Variables  
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Qualitative term for that which is being investigated   Phenomena and Concepts (PC)  
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Quality of Evidence for Quantitative includes   Reliability Validity Generalizability Objectivity (VORG)  
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Quality of Evidence for Qualitative term includes   Dependability Credibility Transferability Confirmability  
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The overall location for the research   Site  
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Setting where research is conducted   Setting  
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Qualitative and Quantitative Researches BOTH investigate?   Concepts ONLY  
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Qualitative reasearches investigate   Concepts and Phenomena  
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Qualitative researchers investiage   Concepts, Constructs and Variable  
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What are the building block of THEORIES   Concepts  
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Theories are . . .   Systematic explanation of some aspect of the real world  
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Concepts in Quantitative research are referred to . . .   Variables  
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INHERENT Characteristics that research measures or observes   Attribute Variable  
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Actively creates a variable as when a special intervention is introduced   Active Variable  
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Height, Weight are examples of this variable   Continuous variables  
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Infinite Range of numbers   Continuous variable  
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# of Children is an example of which variable   Discrete Variable  
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Values between two points   Discrete Variable  
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Finite Number   Discrete Variable  
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Gender is an example of this variable   Catagorical Variable  
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Blood type is an example of this variable   Catagorical Variable  
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Groups that are highly varied with respect ot some attribute   Heterogeneous  
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Groubles with limited variablity in respect to some attribute   Homgeneous  
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Elucidates the abstract oor theoretical meaning of the concepts being studied   Conceptual Definition  
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Specification of the procedures and tools required to measure variablity   Operational Definition  
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Bond or connection between two phenomena   Relationship  
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In Quantitative studies a focus on what occurs with independant and dependant variables. What is this called   Relationship  
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Cause and Effect relationships   Casual Relationship  
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Variables are related in a non-casual way   Functional relationship  
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Refers to the accuracy and consistency of INFORMATION obtained in a study   Reliability  
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Accuracy and Consistency refer to what quality of evidence   Reliability in a Quantitative Study  
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Soundness of the studies evidence   Validity  
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Findings are cogent, convincing and well grounded   Validity  
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Trustworthiness includes which dimensions   Credibility, Transferability, Confirmability, Dependability  
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Evidence that is consistent and stable   Dependability  
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Refers to evidence of the researche's objectivity   Confirmability  
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Truth of the study is   Credibility  
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Engenders confidence   Credibility  
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Truth in Data and researchers interpretations   Credibility  
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Uses multiple sources or referents to draw conclusions about what constitutes truth   Triangulation  
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Multiples sources used to draw conclusion   Trianglulation  
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Produces a distortion in the study results   Bias  
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When distortions are consistent or uniform across study participants or situations   Systematic Bias  
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Used to hold constant outside influences on the dependant variable   Research Control  
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Used in Quantative studes tries to understand the relationship between the ind and dep variables through this method   Research Control  
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This influence is what researches seek to control   Extraneous variables  
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What variable must be held constant to minimize its influence   Extraneous variable  
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What tools are used to eliminate bias   Randomness  
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In which study type is Randomness used   Quantitative  
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Features established by chance   Randomness  
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Assess the extent to which the findings can be applied to other groups and settings   Generalizability  
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Similar to Generalizability in Quantitative Research (Qualitative term)   Transferability  
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extent to which findings can be applied to other settings   Transferability  
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Rich and thorough description of research setting or context   Thick Description  
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Allows others to make inferences about contextual similarities   Thick Description  
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Attempts to Validate the findings   Replications  
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Validates from an independant inquiry   Replication  
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A crucial for of triangulation (or part of)`   Replication  
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Which type of research is essential for the DEVELOPMENT of nursing science and evidence-based practice   Replication Research  
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Actively intervenes or introduces a treatment   Experimental research  
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Only makes observations of existing situations and characteristics WITHOUT intervening   Nonexperimental research  
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Seeks to describe and understand key social psychological and structural processes that occur in a Psycho-SOCIAL setting   Grounded Theory  
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Seeks to describe and Understand key social psychological stages and phases that characterize a particular event   Grounded Theory  
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Major component is discovering a cor variable that is central in EXPLANING what is going on.   Grounded Theory  
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Strives to Generate comprehensive explanations of phenomena that are grounded in reality   Grounded Theory  
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Explain the maternal PROCESS of managing the late states of breastfeeding and weaning the child from the breast (Which Theory)   Grounded Theory  
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Disciplinary roots in philosophy and psychology and is rooted in a philosophical tradition   Phenomenology  
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Approach to thinking about what life experiences are about   Phenomenology  
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Study to "illuminate the lived experiences of care providers"   Phenomonolgy Study  
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Primary research tradition in antrhopology   Ethnography  
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Researches who typically engage in extensive FIELD WORK   Ethnography  
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Haitian refugee community is an example of this research tradition   Ethnography  
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Aim is to learn rather than study (which research tradition)   Ethnography  
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What is the meaning of the phenomona to those who experience it? Which research tradition asks this?   Phenomenology  
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ethical issues of daily living affecting nursing home residents with dementia (which research tradition is this)   Ethnography  
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What are the MAJOR steps in a quantitative study   Conceptual Phase, Design and Planning Phase, Emperical Phase, Analytical Phase, Dissemination Phase, (CDEAD)  
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A statement of the researchers expectation about relationships between variables under investigation   Hypothesis  
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Predications of expected outcomes   Hypothesis  
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State the relationship researchers expect to find as a result of the study   Hypothesis  
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Under which phase will you ask how concepts might be related   Conceptual Phase  
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Pregnant women with a higher incidence of stressful events during pregnancy will be more likely than women with a lower incidence of stress to experience preelamptic toxemia. (What is this?)   Hypothesis  
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How do most quantitative studies test hypothesis?   Statistical Analysis  
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Links theories to real world   Research Hypothesis  
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Come from Theory, practice and reading   Research Hypothesis  
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MUST have independant and dependant variables   Research Hypothesis  
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Must have testability and population   Research Hypothesis  
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Redundancy of information   Saturation  
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What are the hypothesis development types   Simple, Complex, Directional, non-directional, Research and Statistical (null)  
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Expresses an expected relationship between on independant and one dependant vairable x to y   Simple Hypothesis  
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Relationship between 2 or more independant variables.   Complex Hypothesis  
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Also known as multivariate hypothesis   Complex Hypothesis  
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Specifies an expected RELATIONSHIP between variables   Directional Hypothesis  
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Predicts 2 or more variables are related but does not specify the direction   Non-directional Hypothesis  
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Direction OR non-directional   Research Hypothesis  
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Something IS NOT related   Statistical  
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What are the 3 areas for development types   Simple or Complex, Directional or non directional, Research or Statistical (null)  
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Phrased interogatively rather than declaratively   Research question  
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The 'essence' of the study in declarative form   Statement of Purpose  
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The words purpose or goal usually appear in this   Statement of Purpose  
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The Goal of this study was (what is this statement)   Statement of Purpose  
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Purpose of this study is to (what is this)   Statement of Purpose  
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Intent, aim, objective are words used in a . . .   Statement of Purpose  
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Identifies key variables and relationships   Statement of Purpose  
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Identifies the nature of the problem   Statement of Purpose  
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Does not use words (prove, demonstrate or show)   Statement of Purpose  
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Explore, describe, compare, relationship, effect, difference are all found in what   Statement of Purpose  
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Statement in interrogative form   Research Question  
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Simple and Direct statement   Research Question  
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Invites and Answer   Research Question vs (Purpose Statement)  
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Research Question (Problem statements) in Qualitative studies usually have these items   Ind and Dep variable, Population and Testability  
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Prediction about the relationship between two or more variables   Hypothesis  
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Translates a quantitative research question in a precise prediction   hypothesis  
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Researches do not begin with a hypothesis in this type of Study   Qualitative  
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THERE WILL BE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF CONCEPT AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR (simple or complex)   Simple, Directional and null (no population)  
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OLDER PATIENTS ARE MORE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING A FALL THAN YOUNGER PATIENTS is an example of   Simple, Directional, Research (no null)  
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There is a relationship between the age of a patient and the risk of falling   Simple, nondirectional, Research (no null hypothesis)  
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THE OLDER THE PATIENT THE GREATER THE RISK THAT HE OR SHE WILL FALL   Simple, Directional, Research  
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OLDER PATIENTS DIFFER FROM YOUNGER ONES WITH RESPECT TO THEIR RISK OF FALLING   Simple, non-directional, Research  
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A broad abstract characterization of a phenomena   Theory  
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An abstract generalizaion that systematically explains relationships among phenomena   Theory  
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A theory that thoroughly describes a phenomena   Descriptive Theory  
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Attempts to describe large segments of human experience   Grand Theory  
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A theory that is more specific to a certain phenomena   Middle-range Theory  
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Concepts are the basic element but not logically ordered or deductive   Conceptual Model  
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Use mathematic symbols to quantitatively express nature and strength of relationship   Statistical Model  
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Conceptual underpinning of a study   Framework  
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In qualitative studies this usually spring from distinct research traditions   Conceptual Definition  
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Orem's Self Care and Roys Adaptation are what type of model   Conceptual Models  
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data driven explanation to account for phenomena under study through inductive processes   Grounded Theory  
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THE LEVEL OF JOB AUTONOMY IS DIFFERENT FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSE-PRACTITIONER THAN FOR MEDICAL-SURGICALNURSE-PRACTITIONERS   Simple, non-directional research  
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THE IS A NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DENIAL AND REPORTS OF ANXIETY AMONG POSTMYOCARDIAL INFACTION PATIENTS   COMPLEX, NULL no correlation if it is null so no direction  
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