1.       How did the protocol protect against researcher bias? 2.       How did the researchers isolate the effects of each treatment? Which controls were in place to ensure any differences were attributable to a specific treatment? 3.       Which other explanations can you think of for the differences between groups exclusive of the treatment? 4.       Describe your…

1.       Why did these authors select a descriptive design relating to the research purpose statement? 2.       What is the specific descriptive design used by these authors? 3.       Would you feel comfortable generalizing the results of this study to all nursing students? Why or why not? 4.       Which efforts were made to ensure reliable, valid measures…

You are a public health nurse working in an outpatient community health facility. You are responsible for clients and their families in a six-county area. During the course of a week, you have from 6 to 10 clients or their families who experience stressful situations related to their diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 1. These…

1.       As a BSN staff nurse, you are excited that your hospital wants you to participate in an evidence-based project. You have been chosen to chair a task force. How would you approach this task? 2.       You are an ADN-prepared staff nurse at an acute care facility who has enrolled in an RN-BSN program. One…

The Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing report identified four central recommendations to advance the nursing profession and health care: (1) Nurses function at their full extent of knowledge and education, (2) nurses become active at the decision-making table, (3) there must be seamless academic progression for nurses to advance within the educational system, and (4) adequate…

Steel man and colleagues (2011) listed the task force recommendations for implementing the use of a rating scale within a site. The recommendations included determining the steps for completing an evidence review, establishing a consensus minimum for those involved in the review, developing educational materials to be used to update staff and committee members on…

This is a group work, we already finished an annotated bibliography. now we are doing a literature review and my research question is When the social media content about JUUL is targeting teens, what are the publics reactions to the content in posts? please using at least 4 peer reviewed articles, content analysis method and…

You will watch a movie (approved by me) about an older adult (or older adults) and apply at least 3 sociological theories/concepts and/or life course concepts to the plot and character(s) of the movie. This paper must include a short description of the movie and character(s) and each concept must be clearly described, cited, and…

1.       Carefully consider Draper and colleagues’ (2008) five key strategies that are needed to foster quality improvement within the healthcare setting. What type of resources and programs would need to be in place to incorporate some or all of these strategies successfully? Prioritize the five strategies according to how they would facilitate the development of…

Several nurses are working together to develop a research project. Only one is doctorally prepared; the others have either a master’s degree or a baccalaureate degree. The preparatory work is to be shared equally among all the nurses. As the project evolves, it turns out that those who do not have a doctorate do all…