A nurse researcher is designing a quantitative research study involving a specific group of patients admitted to local hospitals. Which factor would negatively affect the feasibility of this study?
a. The local region has a high percentage of families that could participate in the study.
b. Potential study subjects represented less than 1% of hospital admissions during the year previous to the study.
c. Study participants who were hospitalized children younger than 5 years could not give direct informed consent to participate in the study.
d. A comprehensive review of the literature revealed no studies were conducted that examined this question during the past 15 years.
ANS: B
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A The wide availability of subjects could positively affect the feasibility of the study.
B Feasibility refers to the pragmatic considerations of a study (e.g., availability of subjects, cost).
C Informed consent for children would not affect availability of subjects.
D Lack of previous studies would suggest a need for the study but does not influence feasibility.
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