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?

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?"

In this statement describing the methodology of a research study, how was the snowball sample obtained?

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

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?

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."

The nurse is conducting a qualitative research study, designed to answer the question, "What is the experience of stress reduction techniques on adolescents with diabetes?" Which data should the nurse include in this 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?

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 nurse is reviewing a research article that compared Hemoglobin (Hgb) A1c findings of randomly selected 20 to 30-year-old clients with diabetes who participated in a specified 3-month strenuous exercise program with 20 to 30-year-old clients who did not participate in the exercise program. Which research design describes this study?

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?