Nursing faculty members are retiring at an increasing rate each year. Which statistical calculation provides the best explanation for this statement?

A research study published in a peer-reviewed nursing journal describes the use of focus groups to obtain information regarding antenatal clients' understanding, and recognition of danger signs associated with pregnancy. Findings indicated that health education did not translate to appropriate health behaviors and that cultural beliefs may have led to underutilization of health services. Based on these research findings, which intervention should the nurse working in an antenatal clinic implement?

The number of subjects in a study increased between the time the study was begun and the date the researcher concluded the data collection. Which is the most likely research design for this study?

A nurse recently completed a study of interventions implemented in the neonatal intensive care unit that resulted in better outcomes at discharge for low birth weight infants. This study should be replicated in other settings and evaluated for usefulness as evidence-based best practice. Which publication is the best resource for dissemination of the study's findings?

A neonatal nurse is searching for journal articles related to the effectiveness of massage therapy on decreasing sepsis in preterm newborns. Which clinical question directs the nurse to the most relevant literature?

An experimental design was used to study the effects of using three strategies to teach clients, recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus, about insulin administration. The subjects were randomly selected for participation in each of the three experimental groups and the control group. A pre-test was administered, and at the end of three months, the same test was administered as a post-test. Which is the main threat to the internal validity of this study?

Which type of study design is likely to be most useful in addressing this research question?

The nurse is reviewing a research study in a peer-reviewed journal and reads this statement: "The Type I error rate was deliberately set at 0.10, rather than the traditional 0.05, because we were willing to take a 10% chance of inadvertently including those clients who would have been able to do a successful return demonstration of the procedure within the group of clients who were identified as being unable to demonstrate the procedure correctly." Which is the correct interpretation of this statement?

Nursing faculty members are retiring at an increasing rate each year. Which statistical calculation provides the best explanation for this statement?

"What is the effect of an educational intervention on antipsychotic-induced weight gain among clients who are 20 to 30 years of age with a medical diagnosis of schizophrenia?"

Which is the purpose of conducting a literature review for a research study?