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Fried Green Tomatoes
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…
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What type of resources and programs would need to be in place to incorporate some or all of these strategies successfully?
1. Carefully consider Draper and colleagues’ (2008) five key strategies that are needed to foster quality improvement within the healthcare setting. What type of…
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Discuss the ethical issues embedded in this situation.
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…
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How should the nurse explain the study to her potential sample to ensure that the consent is truly informed and that the subjects will not drop out of the study because of extreme discomfort during the interview?
The protection of human subjects lies at the heart of any research project. Part of this protection entails the need to obtain informed consent.…
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How would you incorporate ethics in the data collection, analysis, and report of the project?
1. Codes of ethics in human research, developed partly as a result of the atrocities of the mid-20th century, continue to be refined. The…
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conduct a search for published literature on how aspirin is used for prevention of myocardial infarction.
1. You are interested in researching smoking cessation and the literature discussing pharmacologic versus behavioral strategies. You have been told that the appropriate MeSH…
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conduct a structured interview with nursing students concerning their perceptions of what tasks constitute the provision of spiritual care within an acute care setting.
1. A researcher initially planned to use covert data collection techniques (observing a class of teenagers via a one-way mirror) for a research…
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implement a journal club for staff nurses to review and critique research articles for potential inclusion in evidence-based policies.
1. Select an article on a research topic for your practice area and complete the critique worksheet in Table 14-1. After completing the critique…
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develop a logic model tool to show the problem, goal, resources, activities, and short-term goals involved in making this type of change.
A medical–surgical unit at your hospital wants to change from using a team nursing model to a primary care nursing model. The unit director…
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Intracranial Regulation Case Study
You are the pediatric nurse caring for Missy, an 8-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with epilepsy. Missy will be hospitalized for at least…