A student in your class asks a nurse researcher why research assistants who participate in a clinical research study as data collectors need to be trained. What rationale would you offer to support the establishment of inter-rater reliability?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWERS Training of research assistants is important in refining the measuring instruments the researchers want to use for the study. Training ensures that the research assistants (i.e., raters) are using the same set of criteria to judge or evaluate their scores on the measure. If various raters do not agree, the measure may be defective or the raters may need to be retrained.
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a. "Exercise in the evening to promote bedtime fatigue." b. "Get out of bed at the same time each morning." c. "Have a glass of wine at bedtime to help you relax." d. "Take daytime naps to minimize daytime fatigue."
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a. Provides precise and consistent readings b. Accurately identifies those with the condition or trait c. Accurately identifies those without the trait d. Has a high level of false positives
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a. Blood pressure is measured on the right arm. b. Blood pressure is measured on the left arm. c. She decides which arm to use. d. You use the arm that is easiest to reach.
An analysis of the necessity of the services received by a client after the care has been given is called
a. Prospective review b. Concurrent review c. Retrospective review d. An audit