Once you have articulated your research question, the next step in your search strategy is to chunk your question down into distinct main concepts. A research question typically will be comprised of 2-4 main concepts. Here are some examples:
| Research Question |
Main Concepts |
| What recruitment and retention issues are impacting the ongoing nursing shortage? |
- nursing shortage
- retention
- recruitment
|
| What is the effect of an experimental clinical teaching method on nursing students' knowledge and critical thinking skills in psychiatric rotation? |
- experimental clinical teaching method
- nursing students
- knowledge/critical thinking skills
- psychiatric rotation
|
| Does the use of clickers (classroom response systems) in the classroom increase clinical reasoning and problem solving? |
- clickers
- classroom
- clinical reasoning/problem solving
|
| How do cultural differences impact therapeutic humor in nursing education? |
- cultural differences
- therapeutic humor
- nursing education
|
