NURSING 3565 -Research

NURSING 3565 - Nursing ResearchOne definition of reliability is the: When a nurse researcher selects an instrument for a study, what is the primary consideration? Using closed-ended questions may provide which advantage? One factor to consider in selecting data collection instruments concerns population appropriateness. What type of assessment is advisable when using a questionnaire with a population that includes people with low educational attainment? A nurse researcher developed a new scale to measure the self-care behaviors of adults with type 2 diabetes. The validation effort included a test of the hypothesis that people with high levels of HbA1c (cutpoint of 7.5%) have significantly lower scores on the self-care scale than those with lower levels of HbA1c. What type of validity is being assessed? Which discipline is concerned with the theory and methods of measuring psychosocial constructs? Which action occurs in an assessmen