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The specific tile of the article is as follows: Zahr, Lina Kurdali (1998). Therapeutic play for hospitalized preschoolers in Lebanon. Pediatric Nursing. 24(5), 449.
Research Question. One of the most important tenets of quantitative research is to present a well developed research question followed by a testable null hypothesis. Unfortunately the author of this particular article did not present the reader with a research question. Had the research investigator presented a research question it would have been similar to the following: To what extent does there exist statistically significant differences in anxiety levels between pre-school children receiving surgery as a result of therapeutic play intervention before surgery compared to those pre-school children who do not receive therapeutic play intervention? However, the author did inform the reader of a testable hypothesis but the hypothesis statement was not in keeping with best-fit research practice as it is not stated...
The theoretical framework encompassing the research being reviewed is based on the Piaget development theory (i.e., pre-school children in the pre-operational stage of development) citing that concrete visually and auditory aids are necessary for this age group in order to garner understanding of the world around them. To this end the therapeutic intervention was built on using a puppet show to reduce pre-surgery anxiety.
Independent Variables. The independent or treatment variable is identified as the puppet show (therapeutic play) presented to the pre-surgical pre-school children.
Dependent Variable: The dependent or measurement variable of the present study is identified as the behavioral responses as measured by the Manifest Upset Scale and the Cooperation Scale, plus measured physiological responses taken during admissions and pre-opt.
Nursing Research Report The structure of a research report is simple. It is almost the same as the structure of the research itself: the problem, the methodology, the results, the conclusions, and the interpretations. The purpose of the research report is to inform readers about the problem investigated, the methods used to solve the problem, the results of the investigation, and the conclusions inferred from the results (Polit & Beck, 2004).
Nursing Education Does nursing have a unique body of knowledge or is it the application of various other fields of knowledge in a practice setting? Nursing does have a unique body of knowledge as Moyer and Whittmann-Price (2008) state "it is nursing's unique knowledge base that warrants a unique service or practice called professional nursing" (6). This means that like the other help-specific sciences nursing was founded on the basis of research
Nursing Interview One of the remarkable things about the nursing profession is the wide variety of work opportunities available to nurses. This paper highlights information about a unique nursing career. Jenny J. is a nurse who works for NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In her career as a nurse working for NASA, Jenny's work experience may seem to be outside of the realm that one traditionally associates
Nurse Retention Capacity Standards & Analysis on Nurse Retention The demand for nursing staff in the United States has significantly increased and according to the Center for American Nurses, employment in these positions have increased to an amazing 83% which is now at the highest it has been since 1980, and considering that this role is the biggest job in healthcare offering over 2.6 million jobs, the problem in hospitals, healthcare facilities,
The strengths of this design are related to the ease of application and usage. The design of the survey was easy to administer and self explanatory. While the weakness was related to the willingness of the participant to Chapter Three 5 participate complete the survey and provide truthful responses. An additional weakness is relative to the age group that was present for the survey and their relationship to the use of
That is, though overall job satisfaction is rated significantly higher than the itemized individual aspects, most items were rated a point or two above the median level of satisfaction, not exactly demonstrating strong support for the environment as it currently stands but demonstrating a great enough degree of satisfaction to make effective work possible. Further analysis based on the more meaningful findings in this study, such as the impact