A study that is examining healthcare workers' adherence to standard infection-control precautions began shortly before an outbreak of Clostridium difficile. This outbreak of C.
diff constitutes what type of threat to the internal validity of the study?
A) History
B) Testing
C) Externality
D) Construct
Question 2
A nurse educator is conceptualizing a study that will address the role of social support for a family who has a child in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
During the planning stages, the educator has created a statement that presents the study purpose. This statement will include which of the following?
A) The focus, participants, and design of the study
B) The changes in practice that the researcher hopes to catalyze
C) The nurse's rationale for the chosen research design
D) The gaps in knowledge that the study will attempt to address and the current state of evidence
Brain signals that control hunger.
Implications for infection control
Caring for a patient on isolation precautions cont'd
A standard employment application form may be used.
Three phases of bone infection.
Case Study of a Midlatitude Cyclone