RESEARCH METHODS

Research Methods



Research Methods

This study looks at the views of parents and nurses about the involvement of parents in the management of their child's pain during the first 48 hours after surgery. The second piece of research is a quantitative piece by Dekyser F.G., Cohen B.B. & Wagner N. (2001). Titled: knowledge grades and mind-set of staff doctors in Israel in the direction of complementary and alternate medicine. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 36(1), 41-48. The reason of this study was to work out the knowledge level and mind-set of Israeli nurses in the direction of complementary and alternative surgery and what components are related to these variables. Finally a short conclusion will be drawn up on completion of both critiques.

In the first research, which is a qualitative study the participants were clearly identified as 20 parents and 20 nurses all the parents and nurses approached agreed to participate in the study. The sample of parents were mothers only, as the father whereas considered for interview were not available. The sample for the study was recruited from parents of young kids who had surgery at a large built-up young kids's hospital in England and the doctors who supplied the most care for the young kids throughout the first 48 hours postoperatively. With the experiment dimensions being so small it may be argued that the results may be flawed. Polit and Hungler (1993) postulate that the larger the sample size, the smaller the sampling error will be. The phenomenological approach is used in this piece of qualitative research and as Bernstein et al. (1991), looks at the way each person perceives and interprets the world differently which makes up personality and guides behaviour.

The title is concise and informative about what the research research is going to be about and clearly shows the approach that is used to conduct the research. In the title it states that it will be discussing the 'views of parents and nurses', about parent involvement in children's pain care. This clearly shows from the title that the research is more than likely going to be a qualitative piece of research as it is talking about people's opinions, beliefs and views not fact (Ogier 1998). The title visibly states what the research is going to be about and when looking at the title it is clear that it will be about the involvement of parents in there children's pain care and the views of parents and nurses on this topic.

The main function of the introduction is to provide the background to the study, clearly indicating why the research was carried out (Crombie 1998). Holloway and Wheeler (1996) agree with this and say that the introduction should define the aim of the study and justify why they are carrying out the research. This is made apparent in the introduction of this research.

Morse and field (1996) state that the literature review should be written in a way that will convince readers that the study is ...