Formulation of research question–Stepwise approach. Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

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Please add to the discussion in your peer responses with informative responses, instead of posts similar to “great idea! I really agree with you.”

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POST 1(Jennifer)

A hypothesis is a tentative statement that is between two or more variables. Making an educated hypothesis is specific to making a testable perdition about what you will expect to happen in the study. Most of the time a hypothesis begins with a research question and then will be explored through research (Forming a Good Hypothesis for Scientific Research, 2020). Essential elements in the structure of a hypothesis are to collect as many observations, evaluate the observations and look for possible cause of the problem, create a list of possible explanations that you are wanting to explore, then think of a way that will confirm or falsify the question (Forming a Good Hypothesis for Scientific Research, 2020).

The problem of interest that I chose is staffing issues in the medical field. I feel staffing issues regarding nurse to patients ratios I would take a quantitative approach to help to find answers. Quantitative research involves greater interactions between the person doing the research and the issue at hand. With this approach it is easier to set up data that can be statistically analyzed to set up surveys and questionnaires. My purposed problem of interest would be “Relationships between nurse staffing and patient outcomes.” I would start with a research question an then develop a hypothesis based on the research that was gathered.

References.

Forming a Good Hypothesis for Scientific Research. (2020). Very Well Mind. Retrieved from.

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-hypothesis-2795239

 

POST 2(Tina)

Essential Elements in the Structure of a Hypothesis

A hypothesis is an uncertain statement concerned with the relationship between different variables. It is a specified and verifiable prediction regarding the expectation that one expects to happen in his/ her study. A complete hypothesis must be inclusive of the three elements:

• The variables
• The population and
• The relationship between the variables.

The correctness about the guess made in a hypothesis is determined through the research’s goal (Turbek et al., 2016).

Essential Elements in the Structure of a Research Question

According to Ratan, Anand, & Ratan (2019), the compulsory features of a good research question are symbolized by the acronym “FINERMAPS” which represents the following:

• F=Feasible,
• I=Interesting,
• N=Novel,
• E=Ethical,
• R=Relevant,
• M=Manageable,
• A=Appropriate,
• P=Potential Value / Publish ability and,
• S=Systematic.

 

Problem of Interest and Type of Research (Quantitative or Qualitative)

The clinical problem that has been selected to be focused on is the musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in nurses caused by patient lifting, along with examining the impact of mechanical equipment for patient lifting to reduce musculoskeletal injuries and lower back pain among critical care nurses. The research question is to find out the impact of lifting devices on reducing musculoskeletal injuries in nurses, and a quantitative research study would be appropriate for this question. The comparison of the number of injuries among the controlled and tested nurses, after using patient lifting devices for an adequate period, will reveal the real impact of patient lifting devices on nurses.

Hypothesis or a Research Question for Problem of Interest

Both a hypothesis and research question can be developed for this problem of interest. Since the research question is to find out the impact of mechanical equipment to reduce musculoskeletal injuries in nurses, therefore, the following hypothesis can be proposed:

H1: Patient lifting devices significantly reduce the number of MSDs in nurses.

 

 References

Ratan, S. K., Anand, T., & Ratan, J. (2019). Formulation of research question–Stepwise approach. Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 24(1), 15.

Turbek, S. P., Chock, T. M., Donahue, K., Havrilla, C. A., Oliverio, A. M., Polutchko, S. K., … & Vimercati, L. (2016). Scientific Writing Made Easy: A Step‐by‐Step Guide to Undergraduate Writing in the Biological Sciences. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 97(4), 417-426.