DNP 820 Topic 4 DQ 1 Discussion: Research Reliability & Validity
Discussion: Research Reliability & Validity
Reliability and validity are often misunderstood and not given much notice in research articles. Using any example, demonstrate how you would correctly describe these two terms to a nurse prepared at a bachelor’s degree level or below. Then describe why the reliability and validity of a study is important for translation.
Example DNP820 Week 2 Discussions Approach
Which research methodology would be the most appropriate for your project and how does it align with your clinical question, data collection, and data analysis? Demonstrate an example of when you might use the opposite methodology in your EBP projects and why.
This project will use quantitative methodology with quasi-experimental design. It aligns with my project due to the fact that there will be a certain quantity of charts reviewed in a certain time frame. That data will be reviewed and a chart of before and after the intervention can be drafted. Quantitative research basically provides definite numbers and to test a hypothesis (Eddy, 2016, p.7). An example of when qualitative research could be used in an EBP project would be to perform a study on the effects of the educational training on the medical assistants. This would be to understand how the training affects their behaviors.
Eddy, A. (2016). Understanding quantitative research methodology results — what do the numbers mean? Midwifery News, (83), 7-8.
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Topic 2 DQ 2
Within nursing, the patient’s perception is recognized as the patient’s reality. How does this way of knowing in nursing fit within an objective or subjective paradigm of the world? Explain your reasoning.
Being that nurses are advocates for our patients, we have to develop a trusting relationship with our patients. There will be subjective and objective cues mixed together to build the relationship. Trying to understand a patient where they are is essential to the idea of knowing your patient. Carper’s pattern of knowing suggest that if the nurse caring for the patient knows themselves, they will be able to know the patient (Mantzorou & Mastrogiannis, 2011, p.254). We as nurses must be truthful and honest with ourselves as well as patients in order to advocate for their well-being. Advocating for our patients sometimes involves advocating to the patient for the patient.
Mantzorou, M. & Mastrogiannis, D. (2011). The value and significance of knowing the patient for professional practice, according to the Carper’s pattern of knowing. Health Science Journal (5)4,254-261.Discussion: Research Reliability & Validity
