When considering a possible research problem, certain ideas may be taken for granted without testing. These ideas are called:
A) theories
B) processes
C) concepts
D) assumptions
D
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Your patient in the psychiatric unit is still up at midnight playing cards. You tell him, "It's time to get some sleep now." What is the purpose of this response?
A. Limit setting B. Reality testing C. Controlling patient so other patients will respond the same way D. Enforcing rules
Which of the following is true about qualitative data analysis?
a. Data analysis occurs in three stages: description, analysis, and interpretation. b. Data are usually collected and analyzed item by item. c. Methodology is clearly described in most research reports. d. There is a very different order for data handling than in quantitative research.
The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when
a. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to practice. b. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase. c. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white nurses. d. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of vitamin deficiencies. Which items in the client history does the nurse conclude may be the cause of these deficiencies? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Chronic alcoholism 2. Prolonged parenteral feeding 3. Adequate diet 4. Poverty 5. Smoking