When reviewing a research article, the nurse notes that a randomized controlled trial (RCT) was used. What should the nurse keep in mind concerning this type of research?
A) Is often considered the gold standard of clinical research evidence
B) Yields very limited evidence regarding the results of several similar studies
C) Is the most common research methodology used in nursing studies
D) Is more commonly a tradition-based approach
A
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A) Albuterol (Proventil) B) Nifedipine (Procardia) C) Furosemide (Lasix) D) Lovastatin (Mevacor)
A patient with myasthenia gravis has been on cholinesterase inhibitor therapy. The patient reports that, on occasion, some difficulty swallowing and periods of fatigue develop
The patient asks, "What can be done to remedy this?" The nurse should respond: a. "You are already on a high dosage of the drug. You will have to cope with these symptoms." b. "This could mean that the dosage is too high and you should skip every other dose." c. "Let's discuss some strategies to help you learn to self-adjust the dose in response to your symptoms." d. "You are developing tolerance to the drug and will need to change to a different class of agents."
Some nursing students have been given an assignment to develop a research question from a quantitative approach. Which of the following would be an example of a quantitative research question in the clinical area?
1. How do siblings react to a new baby of a second marriage after divorce of their parents? 2. What dressing selections work best for a wound dehiscence? 3. What support do terminal cancer clients find least beneficial in hospice care? 4. Does expression of client spirituality affect recovery time?
When the challenge requires that people learn new ways of coping, leaders need to take an adaptive approach
a. True b. False