Review concepts for the final exam Guidelines Research studies references Intervention and comparison groups Research questions Research problem Statement of the problem Research Purpose Randomization generalizability Levels and types of evidence Quantitative and systematic reviews methods, components Measurement scales Independent and dependent variables. Limitations of a study Strengths of a study Applicability to nursing, research, practice Studies that get to the essence of experiences. Institutional Review Boards Human subject protection special groups for human subjects protection Evidence based practice. The nurse as research consumer Nurse's role as patient advocate in research Qualitative designs, such as grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography etc.