Inclusion criteria differ from sample characteristics. Which of ...

[Pineappleeh]

Inclusion criteria differ from sample characteristics. Which of the following are inclusion criteria for a study conducted on an acute care ward of a major hospital? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Mean age 62, with range from 37 through 87
  b. Twenty-four male, twelve female
  c. Glasgow Coma Scale of at least 14
  d. Twenty-one post hip replacement, fifteen post knee replacement
  e. Able to read and write English

Question 2

Inclusion criteria differ from sample characteristics. Which of the following are sample characteristics from a study conducted in a neurosurgical critical care unit of a major hospital? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Mean age 62, with range from 37 through 87
  b. Diagnosed with neurologic impairment due to trauma or disease
  c. Glasgow Coma Scale range 4 to 15
  d. Twenty-one male, nineteen female
  e. Able to speak English or Spanish

[coreycathey]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C, E
Inclusion criteria are those characteristics that a subject or element must possess to be part of the target population. They are like a list of what you are fishing for when you go out in a boat. Sample characteristics are a description of the subjects who participated in the study; in a nursing study, these often contain information about age, gender, diagnosis, and medical condition. They are like a list of what fish you caught on the fishing trip.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, C, D
Inclusion criteria are those characteristics that a subject or element must possess to be part of the target population. Sample characteristics are a description of the subjects who participated in the study; in a nursing study, these often contain information about age, gender, diagnosis, and medical condition.

[Pineappleeh]

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[bdobbins]

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