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

In a study of hypertension among elementary school students, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of each child in one school was measured one time at the end of a school year. This is an example of which study design?

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?

In which part of the research report should this statement be placed?

Organizational atributes associated with a professional nursing practice environment have been defined within magnet hospital studies and have been found to be highly valued by U.S. nurses across a variety of hospital settings and geographic locations."

While a study is in progress that is designed to analyze the effects of three types of assistive devices used by clients with Parkinson's disease when ambulating, a new walker is introduced to the market, and several of the subjects begin using the new walker. Based on this occurrence, which statement is accurate?

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

A nurse-researcher is dissatisfied with the results of a data analysis and recalculates the statistical computations applied to the data for the purpose of obtaining results that are more supportive of the researcher's personal belief system. Which term best describes the outcome of this procedure?

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."

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

The nurse is comparing the effectiveness of two smoking cessation programs, Program A and Program B, which were designed for adolescent clients who reported smoking for one year or longer. Adolescents in three high schools in the American Southeast were randomly assigned to one of the two study programs. Significantly more adolescents stopped smoking after completing Program A than those who completed Program B, and the effect size was 0.8. Based on these findings, which action should the community health nurse take?

A group of students at a university volunteered to participate in a study of attitudes about their personal safety. The day before the study began, the nation experienced the 9/11 terrorism atacks. What statement is accurate regarding the event associated with this study?