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Funding has been secured to test the efficacy of a new antidepressant.
Participants who have been diagnosed with depression have been recruited
and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Members of
both groups have had the severity of their depression gauged by a reliable
and valid instrument. Over the next several weeks, the experimental group
has been administered the new drug while the control group received
standard treatment. At the completion of the study, the same instrument
was used to measure depressive symptoms. Which of the following study
designs has the research team utilized? - Correct Answers -Two-group RCT
with pretest/posttest
A nurse has presented a published case study to other nurses on the unit
that relates the case of a patient who experienced respiratory arrest and
sudden death following the infusion of total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
How should the nurses respond to the findings of this case study? - Correct
Answers -Take note of the phenomenon and do further research before
implementing practice changes
A master's-educated nurse has been recruited to conduct a pilot study prior
to the commencement of a large, multisite quantitative research project. A
pilot study is used primarily to inform which of the following parameters of
a larger study? - Correct Answers -Feasibility
A team of nurses are interested in learning if there is a better approach to
assist clients cope with the radical changes that occur after a colostomy.
, Which of the following would be the basis for conducting a qualitative
study? - Correct Answers -To increase the sensitivity to the human
experience
A study that is examining healthcare workers' adherence to standard
infection-control precautions began shortly before an outbreak of
Clostridium difficile. This outbreak of C. difficile constitutes what type of
threat to the internal validity of the study? - Correct Answers -History
A nurse researcher's proposal for a qualitative research study is being
reviewed by the university's behavioral research ethics board. Which of the
following aspects of the subject matter of the study is the best justification
for using a qualitative methodology? - Correct Answers -The phenomenon
in question is poorly understood.
A local nonprofit group has contacted the public health department to let
them know that the group will be sponsoring refugees from Nigeria and are
requesting information as to how best handle their health needs. The public
health nurse realizes a qualitative study will best provide answers based on
which of the following? - Correct Answers -It can help reveal the cultural
beliefs of the Nigerians toward health care.
While reviewing the findings of a study addressing the nursing
management of gestational diabetes, the nurse notes that the study fails to
address the findings of the existing literature on the subject in a detailed or
specific manner. How should this influence the nurse's view of the study? -
Correct Answers -The authors should have addressed the existing body of
knowledge around the subject.A nurse is searching for evidence in an effort
to answer a series of clinical questions related to childhood asthma. In
which of the following areas is qualitative research likely to be most