Chapter 3 - Nursing Research
Chapter 3 - Nursing Research
Chapter 3 - Nursing Research
STUDENT
OBJECTIVES
Explain how the characteristics of a chosen
Explain research design impacts on the research process.
Non- • NO interventions
experimental • Observation
Randomization (R)
Control (C)
Manipulation (M)
TRUE EXPERIMENTAL QUASI EXPERIMENTAL
(M, C, R) ( LACK OF R)
TYPES OF
EXPERIMENTAL
RESEARCH
PRE-EXPERIMENTAL
(NO COMPARATIVE)
Descriptive Developmental Evaluative Demonstration
Research Research Research Research
Problem- Decision-
Explanatory Natural
solving making
Research experiment
research research
Quantitative
• Testing a theory
• Statistical procedures
Qualitative
• Generating a theory
• Building holistic picture
I. Conceptual
V. II Design and
Dissemination planning
• Case Studies
Quantitative Qualitative
Roles Preparatory Means to exploration of
actor’s interpretation
Relationship Distant Close
Stance in relation to Outsider Insider
the subject
Theory/ concepts and Confirmation Emergent
research
Research Strategy Structured Unstructured
Scope of findings Nomothetic Ideographic
Image of social reality Static and Processual and socially
external to factor constructed by actor
Nature of data Hard, reliable Rich, deep
Quali Quanti
Collecting and analyzing
Mixing-integrating or linking
CORE
Prioritization or simultaneous
CHARACTERISTICS
Applicability in phases of
research
To understand a
To best employ research objective
theoretical stance through multiple
research phase
Clear and sound
Identify the Determination of
rationale of
research problem feasibility
mixed method
Develop research
Identify mixed questions for Review of
method design both qualitative literature
STEPS IN and quantitative
CONDUCTING
MIXED METHOD Conclusions and
Collection of data Analysis of data
development
Final research
report
• Concurrent • Explanatory • Exploratory • Embedded • Muti phase
• ( Quanti+ Sequential Sequential • Quanti(Quali) • (quanti –
Quali ) • Quanti -- • Quali --Quanti Quali) –
Quali (quanti+quali)
Cross-
Longitudinal
sectional