title: The research environment: the challenge of getting true data.
abstract: The environment in which research is conducted can present many challenges to data collection. This is the story of a research project that was designed to investigate the influence of personality type on the satisfaction of preceptors and new graduate nurses with the orientation process. Despite many adaptations in the data collection protocol, the researchers were not able to obtain enough data from participants to answer the research question. Challenges presented by the data collection site are described and suggestions are offered for consideration.
authors.affiliation: Saint Xavier University, 7807 Janes Avenue, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poradzisz
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kostovich
mesh_terms: D015399:Nursing Research; D011231:Preceptorship; D012107:Research Design