Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

KEY TERMS

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

‹ Explain the three essential
components of experimental designs
‹ Identify major experimental designs
‹ Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of various experimental
designs
‹ Discuss the key difference between
quasi-experimental and experimental
designs
‹ Identify major quasi-experimental
designs
‹ Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of various quasi-
experimental designs

‹ Describe the purpose of

nonexperimental designs

‹ Identify major nonexperimental

quantitative designs

‹ Discuss the advantages and

disadvantages of various

nonexperimental designs

‹ Define translational research,

community-based participatory

action research, and health services

research

‹ Discuss ethical issues related to

quantitative designs

community-based
participatory research
comparative designs
correlational designs
covary
crossover designs
descriptive correlational
designs
descriptive designs
experimental designs
exploratory designs
factorial designs
health services research

model testing

multiple experimental

groups designs

nonequivalent control

group pretest-posttest

design

nonequivalent-groups

posttest-only designs

nonexperimental designs

one-group posttest-only

designs

one-group time series

design

predictive correlational

design

preexperimental

quasi-experimental

designs

Solomon four-group

design

survey designs

translational research

two-group posttest-only

designs

two-group pretest-posttest

design