A nurse researcher is considering the use of various nonpharmacological distraction techniques that have shown success for behavior control in troubled adolescents. Which criteria is this researcher considering to use?
1. Significance
2. Researchability
3. Feasibility
4. Interest
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The research problem has significance if it has the potential to contribute to nursing science by enhancing client care, testing or generating a theory, or resolving a day-to-day clinical problem. If the adolescents are showing improved behavior, then these techniques have significance in enhancing client care.
Rationale 2: Researchability means that the problem can be subjected to scientific investigation, without ambiguity or uncertainty.
Rationale 3: Feasibility pertains to the time and material as well as human resources needed to investigate a problem or question.
Rationale 4: Interest can be a factor for successful completion, depending on the attitude of the researcher.
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