When a qualitative researcher selects, focuses, simplifies, and transforms data from field notes and/or transcripts, this is known as
a. data saturation.
b. data reduction.
c. data manipulation.
d. coding.
b. data reduction.
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A nurse is assessing a 56-year-old tuberculosis (TB) patient who has a fever, heart rate (HR) of 110, and urine output of 25 cc/hr
Hypoxemia is noted on the ABG analysis. Which potential complication is this patient exhibiting related to his infectious disease? A) Bacteremia B) Dehydration C) Endocarditis D) Septic shock
A client is diagnosed with a nutritional deficiency. The nurse realizes that the dietary substance that does NOT require chemical digestion by enzymes for absorption would be:
a. carbohydrates. b. proteins. c. fats. d. vitamins.
A female client has been admitted to the acute care unit with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting
During the interview the nurse determines the client's history includes pelvic inflammatory disease, mitral valve prolapse, and childbirth. The assessment finds the client's vital signs to be within normal limits. When analyzing the available data, what items should be clustered together? 1. Vital signs, complaints of pain history of childbirth 2. Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and history of pelvic inflammatory disease 3. Gender, history of mitral valve prolapse, and vital signs 4. History of pelvic inflammatory disease, mitral valve prolapse, and pain scale reports
In the Unity Healthcare organization, decisions, including those at the unit level, are made by a group of senior executives. Rules for employees are clear, and nursing care is delineated by procedures and protocols. This exemplifies:
a. Transformational leadership. b. Transactional leadership. c. Bureaucratic organization. d. Chaos theory.