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Introduction to Nursing Research
Research Process
This page was last updated on January 4, 2012

Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. Approaches
  3. Research Process
  4. Ethical Consideration
  5. Review of Literature
  6. Hypothesis and Estimation
  7. Research instruments
  8. Data Collection and Analysis
  9. Statistics for Nurses
  10. Reporting and Communicating
  11. Writing Nursing
  12. Terminology
  13. References

RESEARCH PROCESS

  • Research process is the examination and analysis of systematically gathered facts about a particular problem.
  • The aim of research process is the discovery or validation of knowledge. It is the systematic process of problem solving.
  • Research process has following steps:
  1. Conceptualization of Research problem
  2. Development of Conceptual framework
    • Identifying assumptions
    • Defining variables
    • Stating hypothesis
  3. Research Design
    • Selecting Research Approach
    • Planning for data collection
    • Selection of Sample
    • Pilot Study
    • Planning of Data Processing
    • Planning for Data analysis
    • Planning for Interpretation
  4. Data Collection
  5. Data Analysis
  6. Interpretation of Results
  7. Writing the Report
  8. Critique and Publication
  9. Application Results

1. Conceptualization of Research problem

  • Research process originates with a question or problem.
  • Conceptualization research problem includes:
    • Formulating and Delimiting the Problem
    • Reviewing the Literature
    • Developing a Theoretical Framework
    • Identifying the Research Variables
    • Defining the objectives
    • purposes and terms to be used in the study.
    • Formulating Hypotheses

  • Research problem originates from a situation of need, where unresolved difficulties occur.

  • Conceptualization of research problem begins with identification of problem area and research problem, and definition of problem.

  • The problem under study is written and called as “Statement of Problem”.

  • The problem should be significant to nursing, practical in nature, feasible and the findings add to the knowledge of nursing.

  • The researcher need to be interested in doing the study and should possess required qualification.

  • Research questions may arise from personal intuition and personal observation of the environment or personal beliefs, but ideas are more often developed through interaction with others.

  • “A question well asked is a question half answered”: the way the question (or hypothesis) is stated shows what data will be necessary to answer (or test) it, and probably suggests also how and from where or from whom the data will be obtained

  • Criteria for developing a good research question: FINER
    • Feasibility
    • Interesting
    • Novel
    • Ethical
    • Relevant

2. Development of Conceptual framework

3. Research Design

  • A research design provides the framework for the collection and analysis of data.

 

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