What is the dependent variable in this statement of the purpose of a research study? "To examine barriers and aids to maintaining the nutritional health of community-dwelling elderly residents based on their perspectives.".

A nurse-manager describes this process for IV insertions on a surgical unit: "We began requiring RNs to cleanse all peripheral insertion sites with both alcohol and an iodine-based cleanser before starting an IV because several multi-institutional studies found a statistically significant decrease in IV-related septicemia rates for surgical clients when both alcohol and iodine were used as cleansers as compared with those who had alcohol only cleansing prior to IV insertions." What statement best describes this unit's client care requirements?

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?

What activity by the nurse best describes the adoption of an evidence-based practice in the delivery of client care?

Which study would most likely be conducted using a qualitative methodology?

A nurse-manager wants to determine if clients discharged in warmer months from a postoperative orthopedic unit are more likely to adhere to a daily exercise regimen than those discharged during colder months. The nurse wants clients to have an equal chance of participating in the study, and plans to access the hospital's client database to identify those discharged from the orthopedic unit after joint replacement surgery during the past 12 months.
What type of sampling method should the researcher choose to best answer the study question?

Several research designs are being considered to investigate this research question.
Which research design should be dropped from further consideration because it involves unethical practice?

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?

Which finding represents a limitation to the study that the researcher should explain when parametric statistics were used to analyze the data?

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?

What is this statement? "Cultural self-efficacy is one's confidence about one's ability to work appropriately with people from another culture and is assessed by the Cultural Self-Efficacy Scale.".