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Page 1: Introduction to Nursing Research

Overview

  • Chapter title: Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice

  • Focus on testing knowledge related to nursing research methodologies.

Page 2: Test Your Knowledge - Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Objective

  • Determine whether each research question is addressed in a quantitative or qualitative study.

  • Reminder:

    • Quantitative studies involve numeric data

    • Qualitative studies involve narrative data.

Page 3: Question 1

Research Question

  • What is the effect of interruptions while nurses are giving medications on the number of medication errors they make?

  • Answer: A (Quantitative)

Page 4: Question 2

Research Question

  • What is it like for women to be victims of physical abuse?

  • Answer: B (Qualitative)

Page 5: Question 3

Research Question

  • What does it mean to a patient to receive a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer?

  • Answer: B (Qualitative)

Page 6: Question 4

Research Question

  • What is the effect of a nursing smoking cessation intervention on the daily number of cigarettes that patients smoke 1 month later?

  • Answer: A (Quantitative)

Page 7: Question 5

Research Question

  • Do the babies of women who do not get prenatal care have lower birth weights than other babies?

  • Answer: A (Quantitative)

Page 8: Explanation for Question 1

Answer Breakdown

  • A (Quantitative)

  • Involves counting medication errors; data is quantifiable.

Page 9: Explanation for Question 2

Answer Breakdown

  • B (Qualitative)

  • Solicits in-depth verbal reports about experiences that are difficult to quantify.

Page 10: Explanation for Question 3

Answer Breakdown

  • B (Qualitative)

  • Seeks detailed narratives about experiences with the diagnosis, difficult to quantify.

Page 11: Explanation for Question 4

Answer Breakdown

  • A (Quantitative)

  • Collects data about the number of cigarettes smoked; data is quantifiable.

Page 12: Explanation for Question 5

Answer Breakdown

  • A (Quantitative)

  • Collects numerical data regarding birth weights; data is quantifiable.

Page 13: Summary of Answers

Final Answers

  • Results for questions:

    • Question 1: A

    • Question 2: B

    • Question 3: B

    • Question 4: A

    • Question 5: A

  • Congratulations to those who got all 5 right!