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Nursing Research
How Data Collection Influences Statistics
Data collection influences statistics in several ways. First, data is collected according to a "category scheme," which is the establishment of meaningful categories in which the data is collected and analyzed (Polit & Beck, 2008, p. 508). If the category scheme is not well developed and meaningful, adequate data may not be effectively collected and examined to inform the nurse researcher about whatever topic he/she is investigating. Assuming good data collection, it allows the nurse researcher to define "themes" through common characteristics, variations and patterns shown by the collected and examined data (Polit & Beck, 2008, p. 515). In addition, data collection allows the nurse researcher to validate and refine themes through the use of quasi-statistics. Quasi-statistics is the enumeration of how often specific themes or observations are supported by collected and examined data (Polit & Beck, 2008, p. 517). If a specific theme or observation is supported by data, the nurse researcher can discard "null hypotheses." A null hypothesis usually asserts a lack of effect or a lack of difference and is used by a researcher to test a hypothesis and possibly prove it to be false. A null hypothesis can never be proven false itself; it can only be used as a tool to prove or disprove a hypothesis by data examination (Purssell & While, Nov 2011, p. 838). Finally, the nurse researcher uses the collected and examined data, the developed...
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Module 7: The Implications of Quantitative Design on Advanced Nursing Roles
Quantitative design includes a number of steps that ideally cover the entire data collection, examination and interpretation processes from pre-collection through the final examination and interpretation processes (Polit & Beck, 2008, p. 642). The steps are supposed to be consistent and precise so the data can be effectively collected, examined and interpreted according to the precise issues being addressed by research. People in advanced nursing roles use data collection, examination and interpretation to better understand situations ranging from very simple questions to very complex relationships. Consequently, thoughtful and thorough quantitative design assists the advanced nurse in accurately and effectively collecting, examining and interpreting the data to improve quality of research, quality of patient care and patient safety. For example, the journal item Breast cancer; Research from M. Montgomery and co-authors provides new data about breast cancer pointedly speaks of how certain inclusion criteria were used by quantitative design to include data collected from 30 studies about distress associated with diagnosed breast cancer and that distress' influence on treatment outcomes (Anonymous, 2011). The careful quantitative design, including study…
Works Cited
Anonymous. (2011, March 14). Breast cancer; Research from M. Montgomery and co-authors provides new data about breast cancer. Health & Medicine Week, p. 2524.
Farrell, J., & Belza, B. (Jan-Feb 2012). Are older patients comfortable discussing sexual health with nurses? Nursing Research, 61(1), 51-57.
Polit, D.F., & Beck, C.T. (2008). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Purssell, E., & While, A. (Nov 2011). P = nothing, or why we should not teach healthcare students about statistics. Nurse Education Today, 31(8), 837-840.
Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice I requesting username BOLAVENS work. If, . These questions related NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE. refer book titled Nursing Research: Generating assessing evidence nursing, IBM# 9781605477084 answers. Discuss the differences between research, research utilization, and evidence-based practice. you may want to link this to the historical evolution of research in nursing. Research refers to the systematic process of searching and generating knowledge about a particular topic in order
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).
Cross-Sectional Study to Determine Factors in the Educational Advancement of the Licensed Practical Nurse to the Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina According to the Harvard Nursing Research Institute, United States nursing school enrollments dropped by 20.9% from 1995 to 1998 (Healthcare Review, 2000). Behind headlines such as this one are the overwhelming issues which threaten the nursing workforce: 1) staffing cuts, 2) mandatory overtime, and 3) the
E-Groceries Primary Data Collection Secondary Data Collection Performance evaluation of the optimized supply chains McLane e-grocery Carrefour Ooshop e-grocery Logistics Optimization Structural decisions items of operations strategy in logistics Hardware of the firm Operational Facilities Operational Capacity Process technology Supply Network Infrastructure decision areas Software of the organization Planning and control Quality Organizational Structure Comparison of structural and infrastructural logistical operations management decisions Horizons Capital Investment Globalization and Logistics Optimization Logistical optimization models Challenges in e-grocery Logistics E-grocery logistical solution Store-based order picking model Figure: Store-based order picking model Store-based order picking for attended goods reception Store-based
Nursing Shortage Issues Surrounding the Nursing Shortage In the early 2000s, national strategies to improve the nursing workforce profile were largely focused on increasing the number of nurses at the bedside through the use of sign-on bonuses and travel nurses. While these strategies tended to provide local short-term solutions, they did little to address long-term issues affecting the nursing shortage. With nursing education programs challenged to increase student enrollment, many colleges were
Nursing Literature Review (Nursing) McCArthy, A., Shaban, R., Boys, J., & Winch, S. (2010). Compliance, normality, and the patient on peritoneal dialysis. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 37(3), 243-251. Key Words, data bases, limitations: compliance, gerontology, medication compliance Alexandra McCarthy, Ramon Shaban, Jennifer Boys & Sarah Winch "Compliance, normality, and the patient on peritoneal dialysis." Journal: Nephrology Nursing Journal Volume: Issues: Pages: 2010: 37: 3: 243-251. Qualitative Location/Setting: Case study completed within the ambulatory dialysis of a large metropolitan hospital in