A nurse researcher is critically appraising a research report and asks the question "Is a rationale given for the selection of a particular instrument or method?" Which data collection methods and procedures would this question evaluate?
a. Physiologic measurement
b. Interviews
c. Available data records
d. Observation
ANS: A
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A This question would evaluate physiologic measurement.
B This question would not evaluate interviews.
C This question would not evaluate available data records.
D This question would not evaluate observation.
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all his life. He told the officer "It wasn't there yesterday." He was unable to tell the officer his address and demonstrated labile mood, seeming pleasant one minute and angry the next. The officer took the individual to his home to discuss his condition with the family and found that he lives with his wife, who is legally blind. She stated "He's my eyes and I'm his mind.". She also related that her husband wanders around the neighborhood, sometimes taking tools from people's garages, saying they belong to him. She reluctantly agreed that he should go to the emergency department for
evaluation. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The cardinal sign of Alzheimer's disease demonstrated by the client is
a. aphasia.
b. apraxia.
c. agnosia.
d. memory impairment.