title: Planning and implementing a research project: Part 2.
abstract: This article is the second in a series of three focused on steps in the development of a research proposal. This second article presents the steps of research design, sampling, data collection procedures, and types of data collection instruments. The discussion of the steps focuses the reader on helpful hints pertinent to each step. Additional references are provided for a more detailed discussion of the process.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012107:Research Design