Which key element should the nurse include in this evidence-based research question: "Does the use of guided imagery improve pain relief when used in conjunction with oral analgesics?"

"Distress after a natural disaster was high at 3 months and decreased monthly for a majority of the participants, although one-third of the survivors had higher distress at 13 months than at 3 months."

This sentence appears in which section of a research study report?

Which interpretation of this statement of findings is accurate?

Which key element should the nurse include in this evidence-based research question: "Does the use of guided imagery improve pain relief when used in conjunction with oral analgesics?"

A convenience sample was used to study nurses' experience with workplace violence. Findings indicated that nurses and those who received peer support were more likely to report incidents of workplace

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?

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

An adolescent is receiving an experimental medication for cancer treatment as part of a federally-funded, multi-site, randomized clinical trial. Study protocol requires that one of the adolescent's parents must be present each time the medication is infused to sign the consent to treat. While the pharmacist is preparing the 4th infusion, the nurse receives a call from the parent, who is delayed for at least 3 hours in coming to the hospital but offers verbal consent to the procedure since the previous 3 treatments have gone smoothly. What action should the nurse take?

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 patient 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?

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

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? The research question is: "What is the difference in pain perception reported by clients on their first day postoperative when different types of pain management are provided?"