Abstract
Research has been very critical towards the progressive use of any report. It helps to establish the factual ground for critical arguments about the social environment. It points out the strengths and weaknesses of the development of philosophy. Advanced Practice Nurses’ work helps to solve many mysteries in the health sector concerning sicknesses. With the advent of social media, there has been an increase in the use of social networking forums to update people with information. Therefore, a study of the reliability of the social network and its impact on their work is critical. The study will use the experimental design to find and provide information about social networking among nurses. It will use the grounded theory to establish factual information on the same. The prospective method will guide the acquisition of data and its application. There will be a need to guide the officials and the participants on how to deal with the arguments for and against the study. The officials will establish the rules that will enable the study to address the limitations.
The Study Design and Approach
The research will use an experimental design (Gellman & Turner, 2013). It will lead to the manipulation of the predictor variable (the social media). One group will become the experimental group that uses social media, and the other will be in the inert condition. The study has a high level of control and reliability.
The research will use the grounded theory to determine the results. It develops a phenomenon of interest (Polit & Beck, 2016). In this case, the interest is social media use in the Advanced Practice Nurses’ work. The theory is rooted in the observation. The choice results from its ability to raise generative questions and the use of core theoretical concepts.
Data Retrieval
The study will use the prospective method to retrieve data. It is the best choice because prospective studies examine the outcome of the research and do not rely on history (Polit & Beck, 2016). It will examine the development of social networks among the nurses and relate them to other factors.
Threats to the Validity of the Study
During the period of collection of data and analysis of the same, there are expected to be some threats. The threats will include the following:
- Refusal to share information from some of the group members
- The privacy of the members might be exposed, and they may not be ready for the outcome
- The permission from the reliable hospital might come with certain restrictions
- The results may not be acceptable to buy everyone
- The research will require various authorities to acknowledge. It will put pressure on the availability of time.
- It will consume a lot of time because it might take some months to get the result. It might raise anxiety among the participants
- The tampering with the information in the lab may lead to wrong results
- The control group might collude to give false information to the interviewer
- The institution that the nurses work for might not use the findings in the right way. It could lead to some unfavorable reaction from the administration
- The other group in the inert condition may not give the desired correct information for the validity of the study
- The patients may also have access to the report, and their response is not acceptable
- Other analysts who are not part of the survey may disapprove the findings
Controlling the Threats
The experiment has to run in a specific manner. Testing the treatment and tests at different times and different settings may affect the results differently. The test has to be simultaneous (Campbell & Stanley, 1963). Randomization controls historical threats through experimental occasions. The process provides the experts with the right information for verifying the results. They have to balance by observing the experimenter’s availability, the time of day, and even the week. Randomization also controls selection challenges. Instrumentation requires conditions that can control the study intersession. The mean differences in control regression. For maturation and testing, the experts should manifest them equally in both treatment and control groups (Campbell & Stanley, 1963).
The researchers should use a design that is free from pretest to prevent interaction of selection and X. The experiment should also be integrated into the normal testing routine to prevent reactive arrangements. The regular staff should deliver treatment with participants. The research should happen within the institution for control to be effective. The administration should approve it and allow participants to agree on a voluntary basis to be part of the study.
Study Instrument
The research will use the interview method to get data from participants. The discussion will include open questions and closed questions. Part of the interview process will go through recording for reliability purposes. Members and the government authorities will have information concerning the same for validity purposes.
References
Campbell, D. & Stanley, J. (1963). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Polit, D.& Beck, C. (2016). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.