QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
alternative time sampling - ✔✔Time parameters that are set during a research project
✔✔Blinding - ✔✔A research design in which the patient and providers do not know if
the (subject) patient is receiving the intervention being evaluated or a placebo. All other
aspects of the study (consent) must follow the requirements of the approving
institutional review board.
✔✔Case Study - ✔✔A type of research in which a single case is investigated and
documented period
✔✔Certification - ✔✔A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is
evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe
and ethical care.
✔✔Cohort Research - ✔✔A type of research that examines patterns of change, a
sequence of events, or trends over time within a certain population of study subjects.
✔✔Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - ✔✔A system of internal and external
reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.
✔✔convenience sampling - ✔✔A type of research in which subjects are manually
assigned to a specific person or crew, rather than being randomly assigned; the least-
preferred component of research.
✔✔Credentialing - ✔✔The process of obtaining, verifying, and assessing a practitioner's
qualifications to provide care for a specific health agency.
✔✔cross-sectional design - ✔✔A data collection method in which all data at one point in
time is collected, essentially serving as a "snapshot" of events and information