A newly licensed nurse is shocked at the apparent lack of knowledge most patients have about their disease process. The nurse wonders if this would be a good topic for research for graduate school. Which questions should the nurse ask to determine if this topic is significant to nursing? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Would patients benefit from knowing more about their disease processes?
2. Will physicians accept the idea of someone teaching patients more about their disease?
3. Could nurses use the knowledge that patients often have no information about their disease?
4. Is the fact that patients know little about their disease process common knowledge to healthcare professionals?
5. Are patients prepared to know more about their diseases?
1, 3, 4
Rationale 1: The nurse should ask if there is any benefit from the research being considered. If there is not, the topic should be changed.
Rationale 2: The nurse should focus on the applicability and usefulness to nursing.
Rationale 3: The question speaks to the applicability of the research question.
Rationale 4: Perhaps this nurse does not realize something that is common knowledge to others. If this is the case, perhaps a different topic should be chosen.
Rationale 5: The question is whether patients have knowledge, not about operationalizing how to increase knowledge.
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