The common purpose of quantitative and qualitative approaches to research is to gain an understanding. There are three categories of assumptions that can be used to further delineate quantitative and qualitative approaches
Which of the following categories does the researcher using the quantitative approach view as necessary to objectively distance himself or herself from subjects?
C
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a. Assessing fluid volume status and preventing infection are important nursing considerations. b. Fingerstick glucose levels are assessed every 6 hours and prn. c. Total parenteral nutrition is administered through a feeding tube and pump. d. Total parenteral nutrition, with added lipids, provides adequate levels of protein, carbohydrates, and fats.
A patient who has been diagnosed with depression asks why the provider has not ordered a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor to treat the disorder. The nurse will explain to the patient that MAO inhibitors
a. are more expensive than other antidepressants. b. are no longer approved for treating depression. c. can cause profound hypotension. d. require strict dietary restrictions.
One home-care agency is being bought by a competing company that has a different type of patient assignment system for nurses
The director of the agency being purchased decides to share the new assignment system with the staff, and she encourages them to consider trying it now and compiling some feedback about how it works before the acquisition occurs. This think-ing is very proactive because: A. It is better to choose to change and design one's own approach to change than to have a change imposed by some external force. B. The new company will most likely force the staff nurses to adopt this care delivery system on the first day after the merger. C. Change should be quick so there is not enough time to complain about potential ramifications. D. Change theory indicates the most benefi-cial changes are made spontaneously by only a few of the people who will be a part of the change process.
An example of a microorganism that receives nourishment from undigested food in the colon is
A. Streptococcus pneumoniae. B. Candida albicans. C. Clostridium perfringens. D. Escherichia coli.