A researcher conducts a quasi-experimental study to determine whether there is appropriate weight gain among premature infants who are fed according to cue-based protocols
The researcher trained neonatal intensive care nurses to apply cue-based feeding to orally fed infants and notes a statistical difference in weight gain between infants fed according to cue-based protocols and those fed according to standard protocols. The reviewer critiquing the study notes that not all nurses completed the cue-based feeding module. This would affect which type of validity?
a. Construct validity
b. External validity
c. Internal validity
d. Statistical conclusion validity
ANS: D
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a. Staff development program c. Electronic mail b. In-service lecture d. Computer-assisted instruction
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a. CK-MB b. Troponin I c. Troponin T d. LDH
The client with AIDS and a CD4+ count of 100 cells/mm3 is admitted with a compound fracture of the left leg. In addition, the client has a productive cough, fever, chills, and a his-tory of night sweats. The client's PPD test is negative
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