Research Design

For the introduction paragraph section, summarize your learning  using mostly your own words  (see the grading rubric for details):

· The need for nursing research.

· The importance for nurses to understand the basic principles of research.

· The purpose of your paper.

For the quantitative research section, summarize your learning  using mostly your own words  (see the grading rubric for details):

· The importance of quantitative research.

· One type of quantitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.

· How quantitative research can help improve nursing practice.

For the qualitative research section, your learning  using mostly your own words  (see the grading rubric for details):

· The importance of qualitative research.

· One type of qualitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.

· How qualitative research can help improve nursing practice.

For the research sampling section, your learning  using mostly your own words  (see the grading rubric for details):

· What is sampling and why is sampling important.

· One sampling strategy used in quantitative research.

· One other sampling strategy that you learned.

For the credible nursing practice section, your learning  using mostly your own words  (see the grading rubric for details):

· How research can help to make nursing practice safer.

· Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing practice.

For the conclusion section, summarize your learning  using mostly your own words  (see the grading rubric for details):

· Short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.