The nurse researcher explains to a co-worker that the priority in funding for research today is research studies that examine
a. effectiveness of care as evidenced by specified outcomes.
b. how standards improve the cost effectiveness of therapies.
c. if local standards of care measure up to national standards.
d. ways to determine whether health disparities are being addressed.
A
Outcomes research is a priority in health care research today. Meeting outcomes demonstrates effective and accountable practice and, in fact, is a required element of research.
Using standards of care may improve cost effectiveness of therapies, but determining this is not as important as determining whether care meets stated outcomes.
Local standards of care should, for the most part, be reflective of national standards.
Health disparities are important, especially as addressed in Healthy People 2010, but determining whether these had been addressed would be a form of outcomes research, which is too narrow in scope to be the correct answer.
You might also like to view...
The nurse explains to the client's family the purposes of IV therapy, which include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Maintaining blood volume. 2. Ensuring slow delivery of medications. 3. Providing nutrition. 4. Correcting electrolyte imbalances. 5. Rehydration.
Which disorder is characterized by the inelasticity and thickening of the lens with aging?
A) Myopia. B) Hyperopia. C) Presbyopia. D) Astigmatism.
Naloxone is NOT recommended for use in newborns:
A) who weigh less than 5.5 lbs. B) who are born to narcotic-addicted mothers. C) unless the umbilical vein has been cannulated. D) with shallow breathing and persistent bradycardia.
What are benign smooth muscle tumors called?
A. Myomas B. Ovarian cysts C. Teratomas D. Granulosa cell tumors