A nurse is trying to decrease the rate of falls on the unit. After reviewing the literature, a strategy is implemented on the unit. After 3 months, the nurse finds that the falls have decreased. Which process did the nurse institute?
a. Performance improvement
b. Peer-reviewed project
c. Generalizability study
d. Qualitative research
ANS: A
Performance improvement focuses on performance issues like falls or pressure ulcer incidence. A peer-reviewed article is reviewed for accuracy, validity, and rigor and approved for publication by experts before it is published. Generalizability is not a study/research; it is if the results of a study can be compared to other patients with similar experiences. This is a quantitative study, not a qualitative study.
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