In a study investigating nurses' attitudes toward taking care of respiratory disease patients who had a long history of smoking,
the researcher randomly selected a sample from a list of all the registered nurses from a randomly selected list of four states in the Southeast. Because the sample was drawn randomly, to what population can the findings of the study be generalized? Registered nurses in the:
a. Selected four states
b. Southeast
c. Southeast who are actively working
d. United States
ANS: B
This study used a cluster sampling technique that is one type of random sampling plan. The results can be generalized to the population, in this case the Southeast.
The four states were randomly selected from all states in the Southeast, so the findings can be considered representative of the entire Southeast.
The results can be generalized to the entire registered nurse population in the Southeast.
Generalizing findings to all nurses in the country is not technically warranted in this study. The population represented by the sample is only registered nurses in the Southeast.
You might also like to view...
Lithium is an antimanic drug that is used in the treatment of which condition?
a. Clinical chronic depression b. Acute depression c. Prolonged sleep psychosis d. Manic-depressive psychosis
A patient with a history of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 diabetes has been treated for pneumonia for the past week. The patient has been receiving intravenous corticosteroids as well as antibiotics as part of his therapy. At this time, the pneumonia has resolved, but when monitoring the blood glucose levels, the nurse notices that the level is still elevated. What is the best explanation for this elevation? a. The antibiotics may cause an increase in glucose levels. b. The corticosteroids may cause an increase in glucose levels. c. His type 2 diabetes has converted to type 1. d. The hypoxia caused by the COPD causes an increased need for insulin.
A client is having a routine prostate examination. An important question that the nurse would ask at this time is:
1. "Do you have difficulty with urination?" 2. "Do you experience constipation?" 3. "Do you have polyuria in the morning?" 4. "Do you take laxatives or stool softeners?"
Which conditions should the nurse anticipate the need for intravenous fluid therapy to correct a fluid imbalance?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. Constipation B. Postoperative nausea and vomiting C. Severe burn D. Congestive heart failure E. Diabetic ketoacidosis