The nurse, working with patients in an orthopedic surgical unit, wants to study the impact of assistive devices with progressive ambulation. Which of the following would be an example of a research problem for this study?
1. Do post-hip-replacement patients ambulate faster with the use of one crutch or two?
2. Will post-hip-replacement patients recover from surgery faster if discharged within 1 week?
3. How does learning postsurgical exercises before the hip replacement impact recovery time?
4. Will post-hip-replacement-surgery patients be discharged using a cane for ambulation?
Do post-hip-replacement patients ambulate faster with the use of one crutch or two?
Rationale: The research problem is a small, specific piece of a phenomenon to be studied. The nurse desires to study the impact of assistive devices with progressive ambulation. The question that best supports the nurse's quest would be if post-hip-replacement patients ambulate faster with the use of one crutch or two. The other questions do not necessarily address the impact of assistive devices with progressive ambulation.
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