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 study was conducted to evaluate whether short-term cultural immersion clinical experiences could affect change in cultural sensitivity and cultural self-efficacy of senior nursing students. Which was the independent variable in this study?

A nurse-researcher is investigating the effects of teaching with a group of adolescents who have Type 1 diabetes. The teenaged subjects were taught about nutrition, wound care, and maintenance of normal blood sugar levels. Which research design provides the best indication of the effects of this teaching?

Which study design allows for manipulation of independent and dependent variables?

A researcher is interested in studying the effectiveness of a computerized learning program for children with Type 1 diabetes that addresses self-injection methods. The computerized learning program incorporates completion of an interactive learning module, followed by completion of a 5-item quiz. The nurse-researcher plans to compare learning of those who implemented the computerized learning program with those who were exposed to the non-computerized teaching method currently used at the clinic. Which research question best reflects the study's variables?

A nurse who has read several clinical research articles containing similar results will consult the policy and procedure committee about adopting a change in hospital practice based on the article with the strongest research design. Which article should the nurse choose, based on the sample size and the level of significance reported?

The findings of a study indicated that hospitalizations of children with asthma decreased by 25% for those children who participated in a nurse-coordinated care program as compared with those who received standard care. Data analysis indicated that there was a 1% chance that these findings could have occurred by chance alone. How should the nurse report this finding?

A charge nurse on a postoperative unit wants to do a literature search about the effectiveness of rocking-chair motion on adult clients who have a postoperative ileus. Which clinical question should the nurse use to search for the most pertinent articles?

The nurse leader on the risk management committee notices an alarming increase in medication errors on a quarterly report. Which is the first step in initiating a quality improvement project?

Identify the characteristic of a research statement that is missing from this statement: "The investigation, which was conducted at a well-baby clinic, focused on sleep behaviors of infants between the ages of 8 and 14 months."

A nurse is conducting a study of client attitudes and feelings about registering for outpatient day surgery via the Internet. Interviews of clients using a questionnaire will be conducted and the responses will be analyzed. The nurse plans to use a codebook in conducting this research study using a quantitative design. Which statement accurately describes the purpose of the codebook for this study?