Why is the process of revision of BLS standards from "Airway-Breathing-Circulation" to Circulation-Airway-Breathing considered intervention research? (Select all that apply.)
a. It is grounded in theory.
b. It started qualitatively with ideas and observations about the reasons patients code.
c. It was field-tested and then researched using randomized clinical trials.
d. The findings were replicated in multiple settings.
e. It was initiated by a nurse.
f. It emanates from previous research on CPR and its outcomes.
ANS: A, B, C, D, F
Project team tasks include gathering initial information, developing an intervention theory, designing the intervention, field-testing the intervention, analyzing results, testing the intervention, using a randomized controlled trial, collecting and analyzing data, replicating the results, and disseminating the intervention. Qualitative research may be used if researchers are in the initial phase of developing a model or prototype for an intervention.
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