The nurse measures the blood pressure and pulse every hour for a patient who has agreed to participate in a research study on the effectiveness of a new blood pressure medication. Which of the following would this activity be considered?
1. Basic research
2. Applied research
3. Routine nursing care
4. Outcome measurement
Basic research
Rationale: Basic research is done to extend the knowledge base in a discipline or to formulate or refine a theory. The patient is taking an experimental medication for blood pressure. There is no previous data from which to gauge the effectiveness of the medication. The nurse's intervention of measuring blood pressure and pulse every hour is an example of basic research. Applied research focuses on finding solutions to existing problems. There is not enough information to determine if the patient has been on other blood pressure medications or if the current investigational medication has been previously studied. Measuring a patient's blood pressure and pulse every hour is not considered routine nursing care. Outcome measurement is done after the implementation of a nursing intervention. The nurse is not conducting an intervention but rather is assessing the effectiveness of an experimental medication.
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