and verified correct answers
Alternative Time Sampling - correct answers-Time parameters that are set during a
research project.
Blinding - correct answers-The method of not giving the specifics of a project to the
people participating in a research or study.
Case Study - correct answers-A type of research in which a single case is investigated
and documented over a period of time.
Certification - correct answers-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 - correct answers-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) - correct answers-A system of internal and
external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.
Convenience Sampling - correct answers-A type of research in which subjects are
manually assigned to a specific person or crew, rather than being randomly assigned;
the last-preferred component of research.
Cross-Sectional Design - correct answers-A data collection method in which all data at
one point in time is collected, essentially serving as a "snap-shot" of events and
information.
Descriptive - correct answers-A research format in which an observation of an event is
made, but without attempts to alter or change it.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - correct answers-A health care system designed
to bring immediate on-scene care to those in need along with transport to a definitive
medical care facility.
Ethical - correct answers-A behavior expected by a person or group following a set of
rules.
Evidence-Based Practice - correct answers-The use of practices that have been proven
to be effective in improving patient outcomes.
Health Care Professional - correct answers-A person who follows specific professional
attributes that are outlined in this profession.
Inferential - correct answers-A research format that uses hypothesis to prove one
finding from another.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) - correct answers-A group or institution that follows a
set of requirements for review that were devised by the US Public Health Service.
Licensure - correct answers-The process whereby a state allows qualified people to
perform a regulated act.
Literature Review - correct answers-A form of research in which the existing literature is
reviewed, and the researcher analyzes the collection of research to draw a conclusion.
Longitudinal Design - correct answers-A data collection method in which information is
collected at various set time intervals, and not just at one time.