Magnet Recognition Program, ANCC, (Continued)
mandated reports, 478
nursing research and EBP, 52
magnitude, of relationship between variables, 351, 351f
mandated reporting, 474, 476, 477–479
manipulation
experimental designs, 172
quantitative design, 152
Mann-Whitney U test, 364, 367
MANOVA. See multiple analysis of variance
manuscripts
feedback about, obtaining, 504–505
guidelines for, 503–504
submission of, 504
time for response to, 504
master’s in nursing programs, 455
maturation, and internal validity, 156–157
mean
defined, 339
measures of central tendency, 339–341
symbol for, 332t
measurement error
defined, 263
validity and reliability, 264–270
measurement levels. See levels of measurement
measures of central tendency
defined, 337
mean, 339–341
median, 338–339, 340t
mode, 337–338, 338t
measures of variability
comparing variability when units of measure are
different, 347–348
correlation coefficients, 351, 351f
defined, 345
percentile, 346
range, 345, 345t
semiquartile range, 345–346
standard deviation, 346–347, 347t
tailedness rule of 68-95-99.7, 348–349
median
defined, 338
measures of central tendency, 338–339
symbol for, 332t
median test, 364t, 367
mediators, 82–83, 83f
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 114
MEDLINE
electronic databases, advanced searches of, 114
literature search, 315
subject-specific databases, 117t
synopses, 319
member checks
qualitative research, evaluation of, 228, 229
trustworthiness, establishing, 393, 394b
memoing, in qualitative research, 226
mentor, 456
MeSH. See Medical Subject Headings
meta-analyses
evidence in quantitative studies, appraising, 407
reviews, types of, 101
syntheses, in pyramid of evidence, 317
meta-ethnography, 241
meta-synthesis, in pyramid of evidence, 313
metaparadigm, defined, 132
methodological studies, 264
methods section, research articles, component of, 21
middle range theories, 74–75
minimal risk in research studies, defined, 61
mirage of recovery, 383
modality, defined, 337
mode
defined, 337
measures of central tendency, 337–338, 338t
model
defined, 137
of EBP levels of collaboration, 43–44, 44f
model of diffusion of innovations
barriers, overcoming, 10
steps in, 5t
model-testing correlational designs, 184–185, 184f
moderators, 82–83, 83f
Modern Language Association style, 504
monitoring, as IRB area of concern, 60t
mortality of subjects, and internal validity, 157
multicausality, in quantitative designs, 151
multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA), 367
multiple experimental groups designs, 175
multiple regression, 369
path analysis, 364t
multitrait method of testing for construct validity, 265t, 267
multivariate analysis, 333, 364tN
narrative reviews, types of, 100
National Cancer Institute, 475t
National Center for Nursing Research, National
Institutes of Health, 27, 28542 INDEX