In the results section of a thesis measuring the effectiveness on a geriatric ward of using a procedure room for all painful procedures including IV starts, a master's student lists the four principal study findings, one by one,

Question

following each with an explanation of how each finding contributes to nursing knowledge. The major thesis advisor directs the student to fix this in the second draft of the thesis. Why does the thesis advisor require this?
a. This entire segment of the thesis should appear in the discussion section. The results section contains all of the study findings, with detailed statistics on each.
b. A thesis should not explain how its findings contribute to nursing knowledge.
c. This is applied research. Its findings should apply only to practice.
d. Findings appear in the results section, which includes only facts and nothing else. The explanation part of the above must be placed in the discussion section.

Answer 1

ANS: A
The discussion section includes conclusions, study limitations, implications for nursing, and recommendations for further research. Implications of the findings for nursing practice and theory development are explored, and suggestions are provided for further research.