A nurse case manager at a children's hospital is working with the infectious disease department to determine if admissions of children with gastrointestinal parasitic illnesses increased in the month following a major flood in the area.
Which research approach would be best for the case manager to use in this situation?

A nurse who works in a gerontology clinic is asked to examine the effectiveness of Vitamin D in improving bone mineral density among older clients. The nurse evaluates four recent studies on the topic.
Which study provides the best evidence to support the use of vitamin D?

In which part of the research report should this statement be placed? "Organizational attributes associated with a professional nursing practice environment have been defined within magnet hospital studies and have been found to be highly valued by U.S. nurses across a variety of hospital settings and geographic locations.".

After reading a peer-reviewed research study in a nursing journal, a nurse wants to apply the study's findings about client teaching to a hospital unit setting.
What information is most important for the nurse to determine about the study?

A nurse wishes to review the results of multiple studies on a specific infection control measure to determine best practices for a postoperative orthopedic unit.
Which type of article should the nurse choose for this purpose?

The nursing staff on a surgical unit decides to initiate a study aimed at reducing the rate of nosocomial infections on their unit.
What resource would provide the most current and relevant information the staff needs prior to implementation of this study?

The nurse is using an experimental design to investigate this research question: What is the effect of antibacterial sutures versus standard sutures on the incidence of wound infection in a randomized sample of children 5 to 10 years of age? Which children should be excluded from participating in this study? (Select all that apply.).

Which question is formulated in a manner that is best answered through a research study rather than through other ways of knowing about the clinical subject matter?

Which interpretation of this statement of findings is accurate? "Several characteristics were positively associated (p <.05) with nurses' attitudes about hospice care for terminally ill clients.
Nurses who reported having had oncology experience, having cared for a close friend or family member who had used hospice, and being satisfied with interactions with hospice caregivers were more likely to have discussed hospice care with terminally ill clients.".

A nurse is designing a study to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative teaching to clients undergoing total knee replacement surgery.
To best identify previous research studies that investigated client teaching effectiveness, what should the nurse do first?

A nurse reads this statement from the results section of a research article published in a peer-reviewed nursing journal:. "Data analysis indicated a statistically significant increase in nosocomial infection rates in postoperative clients in the intensive care unit at Hospital A as compared to infection rates of a similar sample at Hospital B, but the incidence of client complications from these infections was minimal at both institutions.". Which action should the nurse take based on the correct interpretation of this research finding?