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 … Read more
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 … Read more
The protection of human subjects lies at the heart of any research project. Part of this protection entails the need to obtain informed consent. A female nurse wants to do a qualitative study investigating what it means for males to live with diabetes mellitus and the resultant impotence. Qualitative research usually involves interviewing the human … Read more
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 dictionary definitions of moral and ethics suggest that the meanings of these terms can and will change, and the evolving codes support this idea. Yet codes of ethics are based on … Read more
1. You are interested in researching smoking cessation and the literature discussing pharmacologic versus behavioral strategies. You have been told that the appropriate MeSH heading is “smoking cessation,” but you want to use the MeSH database in PubMed to verify this term. You also know that you only want articles that meet the following criteria: … Read more
1. A researcher initially planned to use covert data collection techniques (observing a class of teenagers via a one-way mirror) for a research project designed to determine the aggressive behaviors of boys and girls. Neither the parents nor the students were to be informed about the research project because no intervention was planned. Which … Read more
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 of the article, give the article a “level of evidence” rating and a “strength of evidence” score. Would you change your practice based on the information in this article? 2. You … Read more
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 asks the group to develop a logic model tool to show the problem, goal, resources, activities, and short-term goals involved in making this type of change. You are one of the … Read more
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 3 more days. Missy has been prescribed carbamazepine. You have been assigned to develop the initial teaching plan for Missy and her parents. How will you best prepare to answer these … Read more
There have been various programs created attempting to curb the use of drugs worldwide. Please discuss the various programs in our country and at least two other countries mentioned in the chapter. What have been the results and what have been the unforeseen problems of some of these programs. Do you have any suggestions for … Read more