FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH Sixth Edition CHAPTER Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Identifying Nursing Research Problems 5
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Learning Objectives 1.Identify Sources Of Nursing Research Problems 2.Determine Factors To Be Considered When Choosing An Appropriate Topic For A Research Study 3.List The Criteria To Be Considered When Writing A Research Question 4.Discuss The Format For Writing A Research Question
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Learning Objectives 5.Write Research Questions For Proposed Nursing Studies 6.Critique Problem Statements, Purpose Statements, And Research Questions In Published Research Reports And Articles
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Learning Objective One Learning Objective One Identify Sources Of Nursing Research Problems
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy The Research Problem Critical first step Difficult for beginners Expectation of nursing students Gives direction to the study Helps the reader evaluate the research article
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Sources of Nursing Research Problems Personal experiences –Important source –Instances that produced questions Literature sources –Recommendations for further studies
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Sources of Nursing Research Problems Existing theories –Test, review, and validate –Needed in nursing Previous research –Importance of replication studies
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Learning Objective Two Learning Objective Two Determine Factors To Be Considered When Choosing An Appropriate Topic For A Research Study
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Ethical Considerations Ethical laws Professional organizations Institutional review boards
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Significance to Nursing Will clients benefit from the findings? Will health care professionals benefit from the findings? Will the findings add to our nursing body of knowledge? Can nurses use the results?
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Personal Motivation Researcher must be interested in the topic. Study becomes “a treasure hunt.” Results will be rewarding to researcher.
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Researcher Qualifications Advanced educational preparation Undergraduate students encouraged Collaboration among varying skill levels
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Feasibility of Study Helps guide completion for the study Consider the time factor Determine the cost factor Identify equipment and supplies Think about administrative and peer support See if subjects are available
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Learning Objective Three Learning Objective Three List The Criteria To Be Considered When Writing A Research Question
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Research Question Criteria Interrogative sentence form Includes population Includes variable(s) Empirically testable
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Interrogative Sentence Form Not declarative Demands an answer Grammatically correct and complete Understandable and easy to respond to
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Population of the Study Narrow down to main group of interest Not specific study population
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy The Variable(s) for the Study Univariate study –One variable –Exploratory in nature Bivariate study –Two variables –Independent variable—cause –Dependent variable—effect –Correlation studies
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy The Variable(s) for the Study Multivariate study –More than two variables –Becoming increasingly common –Interaction of the variables
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Empirically Testable Data from sense organs Ethical and value issues not appropriate Avoid cause-and-effect words
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Learning Objective Four Learning Objective Four Discuss The Format For Writing A Research Question
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Correlational and Comparative Research Questions Correlational statement –More than one variable –Independent and dependent variables Comparative statement –Descriptive or experimental study –More than one variable –Independent and dependent variables
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Neutral and Nonpredictive Little knowledge or information Literature search may help in selecting type.
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Learning Objective Five Learning Objective Five Write Research Questions For Proposed Nursing Studies
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Writing Problem Statements Correlational statement format Comparative descriptive format Comparative experimental format Substitute other variables for X and Y.
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Learning Objective Six Learning Objective Six Critique Problem Statements, Purpose Statements, And Research Questions In Published Research Reports And Articles
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Location of Problem Statement The beginning of research article The abstract often includes it. The end of the introductory section
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Questions to Evaluate Problem Statement Is the research problem area clear? Is there a succinct problem statement, purpose statement, or research question? Are the study variables and the population included? Was the study quantitative or qualitative? Were empirical data gathered on the topic of interest?
Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundations of Nursing Research, Sixth Edition Rose Marie Nieswiadomy Questions to Evaluate Problem Statement Was the study ethical? Is the feasibility of the study evident? Is the significance to nursing apparent?