¤UGARIZZA (2001)
- qualitative study (elderly women's depression)
¤TILDEN,TOLLE,NELSON & FIELDS (2001)
- assessed factors that affect levels of family stress. (decision making , withdrawal of life sustaining treatment from dying hosp. client)
¤METHENY, SMITH & STEWART (2000)
- tested the effectiveness of using a combination of pH and bilirubin test strips for predicting Feeding Tube Placement.
¤BUSS et al (2001)
- compared the effects of using fiber supplements containing PSYLLIUM/GUM ARABIC/PLACEBO
¤BAUER, GERONT & HUYNH (2001)
- instructional strategies for teaching BP measurement (cd ROM vs. classroom instruction vs. both)
¤HUPCEY (2000)
- qualitative research ( investigate and describe psychosocial needs of critically ill clients).
APPROACHES TO NURSING RESEARCH
¤QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
- systematic, logical steps -- specific plans -- collect numerical information -- considerable control -- analyzed -- STATISTICAL PROCEDURES.
- Philosophical Doctrine (positivism & logical positivism).
- hard science
- deductive reasoning
- measurable attributes of human experience.
¤QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
- naturalistic inquiry -- subjective and complex experiences of human being.
- investigates
- data collection
- analysis
- using inductive method -- data analyzed -- identifying themes/patterns -- Theory of Framework (explain processes under observation).
RIGHTS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
1. Right not to be harmed.
2. Right to full disclosure.
3. Right to self-determination.
4. Right of privacy and confidentiality.
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH PROCESS
- systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems.
- Research is the application of the scientific approach to generate empirical knolwedge.
CRITERIA:
¤ SIGNIFICANCE
¤ RESEARCHABILITY
¤ FEASIBILITY
¤ INTEREST TO THE RESEARCHER
¤SIGNIFICANCE
- has the potential to contribute to nursing science by enhancing client care, testing & generating a theory, resolving a day to day clinical problem.
