BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

NCMB 311(NURSING RESEARCH 1)

COURSE MODULE COURSE UNIT WEEK
2 6 7
Research Design in Nursing

 Read course and unit objectives

 Read study guide prior to class attendance
 Read required learning resources; refer to unit terminologies for jargons
 Proactively participate in classroom discussions
 Participate in weekly discussion board (Canvas)
 Answer and submit course unit tasks.

Grove, B. (2019). Understanding Nursing Research. 7th Ed. Elsevier

Polit, D. F. (2018). Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice. 9th ed.,
Wolters Kluwer

At the end of the course unit (CM), learners will be able to:

Cognitive:
1. Identify kinds and type of data
2. Determine appropriate conceptual tags
3. To know the appropriate Research design
4. Types of Research Design
a. Quantitative research design
 b. Qualitative research design
5. Differentiate Definition of terms
a. Operational definition
b. Conceptual definition
6. Determine the appropriate Locale of the study

Affective:
1. Listen attentively during class discussions
2. Demonstrate tact and respect when challenging other people’s opinions and ideas
3. Accept comments and reactions of classmates on one’s opinions openly and graciously.
Psychomotor:
1. Participate actively during class discussions and group activities
2. Express opinion and thoughts in front of the class

Introduction

KINDS OF DATA
1. EMPIRICAL REFERENCES – include documents, articles and reports on studies based on
actual experience or observation, these are references based on research (could be a
primary or secondary source)
2. NON-EMPIRICAL/ NON-RESEARCH REFERENCES a.k.a. conceptual literature – not
based on actual research experience or investigation, includes case reports, anectodal
recordings, commentaries and opinion articles and clinical description (journals, books, and
magazines)
- subjective

PLOT CONCEPTUAL TAGS

INTERNATIONAL
Research Designs
 The plans or research design form the structure and the researcher’s method of answering his
questions and conducting studies
 It is the blue print of the study
 Research design is categorized according to the procedure the collects and analyze data on the
way information is collected.
 Two basic research design
 Qualitative
 Quantitative

Common Research Designs in Nursing

 Historical Research – a systematic and critical inquiry of the whole truth of past events using
the critical method in understanding and the interpretation of facts which are applicable to
current issues and problems.
 Descriptive Research – the study focuses at the present condition and the purpose is to
describe and find new truth which includes case studies and survey research.
 Comparative Research – the researcher examines carefully the relationships (similarities or
difference) among several variables.
 Experimental Research – seeks to answer question about causation; researchers attribute the
change in one variable to the effect of one or more variable.

Definition of Terms

 Conceptual definition – usually taken from the dictionary

 Operational definition- expresses the meaning of terms as used in the particular field of the study
 Guidelines:
 Define those terms which may have a special meaning or are differently used
 Define those terms or languages created by some discipline
 Define only what is absolutely necessary
 Complicated definition must be placed on the appendix

Plagiarism

• To steal or pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own

• To use another’s production without crediting the source
• To commit literary theft
• To present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
In short, it is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else’s work and lying about it afterward
All of the following are considered plagiarism
• Turning in someone else’s work as your own
• Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• Filing to put a quotation in quotation marks
• Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
• Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
• Copying so many words from a source that it makes up the majority of your work whether you
give credit or not
Locale and Population of the Study
 A brief description of the place where participants or respondents are to be obtained

QUANTI QUALI

RESEARCH CONDITIONS REQUIRE

VALIDITY RIGOUR

RELIABILITY THROUGH TEST TRUSTWORTHINESS

VALIDITY VALIDITY
FINDINGS
QUANTIFIED IN NUMBERS QUALIFIED IN WORDS

GENERALIZE SPECIFIC TO PHENOMENA

DESCRIPTION, PREDICTION, DESCRIPTION, PREDICTION,

CHANGE CHANGE

DOES IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO DO A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH?

The strength of qualitative research is its ability to provide complex textual descriptions of how
people experience a given research issue. It provides information about the “human” side of an issue –
that is, the often contradictory behaviors, beliefs, opinions, emotions, and relationships of individuals.
Qualitative methods are also effective in identifying intangible factors of life.
 METHODS IN RESEARCH

RESEARCH METHOD
• SAMPLING
• LOCALE
• TOOL
• ANALYSIS

THINGS TO CONSIDER IN METHODS

1. CORPUS OF DATA
2. SELECTION OF KEY INFORMANTS
3. CONSTRUCT RESEARCH TOOL

CORPUS OF DATA IN RESEARCH

1. Interview text
2. Diaries
3. Vignettes
4. Biographies
5. Comic strips
6. Picture prompts
7. Articles written
8. Memorandums
9. Oral History
10. Web pages
11. Focus group Discussion
12. Survey results
13. Compositions
14. Video recordings
15. Dream analytics
16. Doodles
17. Films
 MOVIES

The Magic of Leadership: An

Exploration of Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire

October 2018

Journal of Advances in Human

Resource

The Portrayal of Older Characters in Disney Animated Films

The Portrayal of Older

Characters in Disney Animated
Films

October 2017

Journal of Ageing Studies

DOODLES (CARTOGRAPHIC SKETCH)

The Robotfoto of a Health Child:

Surfacing the Perception of
Preschool Children through
Doodling

March 2018

Plagiarism- an act of fraud.

Research design- blueprint of the study

Grove, B. (2019). Understanding Nursing Research. 7th Ed. Elsevier

Polit, D. F. (2018). Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice. 9th ed.,
Wolters Kluwer
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Researchers and Thesis Writers.Manila: Adriana Publishing Co
 Barrientos, Crestita. (2011). A Research guide in nursing education: building an evidence-based
practice: textbook and workbook: part 1: 4th Ed. Pasay City: Visprint
 Cronin, P., Coughlan M., & Smith, V (2015) Understanding Nursing and Healthcare Research.
Sage Publications Ltd.
 De Belen, R.T. (2015). Research Methods and thesis Writing, 1 st edition. QC: Wiseman
Publishing
 Dino, M.J. (2015). Common Manual for Publication and Scientific Studies. 2nd ed., Vj7 Printing
and Packaging Inc.: Our Lady of Fatima University
 Houser, J. (2015). Nursing Research: Reading, Using and Creating Evidence. 3rd ed.,
Burlington: Jones and Barlett
 Polit, D. and Beck, C. (2010) Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing
Practice, 7th edition, Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

 Differentiate thee common research design and give example of each

 Make sample research design for both quantitative and qualitative data