Types of Reseach
Types of Reseach
Correlational Research
Examples: The relationship among 2 or more 1.Nursing in Mental Health Institutions:
Researching the historical treatment of
1. Correlation between obesity variables without necessarily Historical Research individuals with mental illness and the evolution
and diabetes mellitus determining the cause and effect is of psychiatric nursing practices and mental
TYPES
Research involving analysis of events health policies.
known as correlational research.
2. Correlation between smoking that occurred in the remote or recent 2. History of Nursing Education: Tracing the
development of nursing education from its early
and cancer past.
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beginnings to contemporary nursing schools,
exploring changes in curriculum, training
methods, and the role of nursing educators.
Descriptive Research
Examples:
1.A company wants to evaluate
It provides accurate portrayal of
characteristics of a particular
RESEARCH 1.Lived Experience of Chronic Pain: Conducting a
the morale of its staff. individual, situation or group. Also Phenomenological Research phenomenological study to explore how
2.A school district wants to known as statistical research. It deals It aim to describe an experience individuals with chronic pain describe and make
sense of their pain experiences, including the
with everything that can be counted that has been actually lived by a
understand if students will impact on their daily lives and coping strategies.
and studied which have an impact on 2. Maternal Experiences of Premature Birth:
access online lessons rather person. Conducting a phenomenological study to
the lives of people
than textbooks. understand the lived experiences of mothers who
gave birth prematurely, including their emotions,
challenges, and coping mechanisms.
Examples: Ethnographic Research
1.How patients interact with dotors and This type of research involves
nurses during a hospital stay, and investigation of a culture through an Qualitative Research Examples:
analyze how these interactions impact 1.Cultural Competence in Nursing Care:
patient satisfaction and outcomes.
in-depth study of members of culture. Difficult or impossible to quantify Examining how healthcare providers, including
2. To understand the dynamics of It involves systematic collection, mathematically such as beliefs, nurses, demonstrate cultural competence in
delivering care to diverse patient populations.
nurse-patient relationships, description, analysis of data for meanings, attributes and symbols. It 2. Nurse Resilience and Coping Strategies:
including trust-building, development of theories of cultural aim to gather an in-depth Investigating how nurses cope with stress,
communication challenges, and behavior. burnout, and challenging patient situations, and
understanding of human behavior. identifying strategies they use to maintain
emotional support. resilience.
Members: