Normal Urine. This article is a companion piece to an article on the meaning of white blood cell counts in blood analysis. The focus of this article is to explain the significance of leukocytes in a patientâs urine sample.White blood cells, or leukocytes, are involved in the bodyâs immune response to illnesses or injuries.ormal Urine. This article is a companion piece to an article on the meaning of white blood cell counts in blood analysis. The focus of this article is to explain the significance of leukocytes in a patientâs urine sample.
Burns and Grove (2003:195) define a research design as âa blueprint for conducting a. study with maximum control over factors that may interfere with the validity of the findingsâ. Parahoo (1997:142) describes a research design as âa plan that describes how, when and. where data are to be collected and analysedâ.
A longitudinal design is a research study where a sample of the population is studied at intervals to examine the effects of development. In a longitudinal design, you have a group of people and you study something about them. Then you collect their contact information. After a set amount of time-be it weeks, months or years-the participants are called and asked to return. Tests are re-administered to see what changes are in the participants.