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Learn about nursing research within the Foundation of Knowledge model, explore data acquisition from Internet and libraries, assess informatics tools for data collection and storage, and compare processing tools for quantitative and qualitative data.
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Chapter 20by Sylvia M. DeSantis Nursing Research: Data Collection, Processing and Analysis
Objectives • Describe nursing research in relation to the Foundation of Knowledge model. • Explore the acquisition of previous knowledge through Internet and library holdings. • Assess informatics tools for collecting data and storage of information. • Compare tools for processing and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data.
Key Terms Defined • American Library Association • Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature • Educational Resources Information Center • Foundation of Knowledge Model
Key Terms Defined • Information Literacy • MEDLINE • Personal Digital Assistant • PSYCHINFO
Knowledge Generation Through Nursing Research • Information Literacy • Multiple Aspect of Nursing Informatics
Acquiring previous knowledge through Internet/library holdings • Rapidly Changing Technology
New Information Venues • Professional Online Databases • Search Engines • Electronic Library Catalogs
Informatics Tools for Collecting Data and Storage of Information • Nurses and Data Collection • Nurses’ Observations and Available Tools • The Help of Software • Quantitative Data Collection Tools • Innovative Electronic Data Collection
Tools for processing data and data analysis • Data Analysis • Descriptive Statistics • The Focus of Quantitative Data • Quantitative Studies • Qualitative Data
Tools for processing data and data analysis • Types of Qualitative Data • How Computers Help • Data Analysis • The Use of Statistical Analysis
Thought Provoking Question How will the advent of information literacy affect nursing informatics in the 21st century?