A research study published in a peer-reviewed nursing journal describes the use of focus groups to obtain information regarding antepartal 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 antepartal clinic implement?

A cross-sectional design was used to compare the sleep quality of third trimester pregnant women with non-pregnant women. Findings indicated that pregnant women suffer significantly more from poor sleep quality than non-pregnant women and that sleep quality of pregnant women was related to stress and depression. Based on the findings of this study, which intervention should the nurse working in a women's health clinic implement?

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?

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."

"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?

In constructing a research report, the sections should appear in the following order:

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?

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?

The nurse leader on the risk management commitee notices an alarming increase in medication errors on a quarterly report. Which is the first step in initiating a quality improvement project?

Which research question could be used for a qualitative study?

The nursing staff on a surgical unit decides to initiate a study aimed at reducing the rate of nosocomial infections on their unit. What resource would provide the most current and relevant information the staff needs prior to implementation of this study?