HESI Nursing Research
Total Questions : 47
Showing 10 questions, Sign in for moreA nurse-manager describes this process for IV insertions on a surgical unit: "We began requiring RNs to cleanse all peripheral insertion sites with both alcohol and an iodine-based cleanser before starting an IV because several multi-institutional studies found a statistically significant decrease in IV-related septicaemia rates for surgical clients when both alcohol and iodine were used as cleansers as compared with those who had alcohol-only cleansing prior to IV insertions."
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?
This sentence appears in which section of a research study report?
The school nurse who is preparing an anti-smoking campaign for students at a junior high school discovers a research article, published in a peer-reviewed nursing journal, which examined the recent nursing literature to uncover associations between attitudinal factors and smoking among youth populations. These authors concluded that certain attitudinal factors can help determine effective interventions that reduce smoking among youth. Which action is most important for the nurse to take using this research?
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?
Which characteristic of a research statement is missing in this statement?
In constructing a research report, the sections should appear in the following order:
In this statement describing the methodology of a research study, how was the snowball sample obtained?
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?
Which study would most likely be conducted using a qualitative methodology?
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