The nurse researcher is interested in conducting research into a ...

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The nurse researcher is interested in conducting research into a specific clinical problem. The research design will require that the participants be deceived about the purpose of an intervention.
 
  What should the researcher consider about this design? 1. Deception of study participants is illegal.
  2. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) will likely not approve this study.
  3. Deception of study participants is a common part of most research designs and is appropriate if the deception does not cause the patient to be harmed.
  4. The researcher must prove to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) that this deception is critical to the study design.

Question 2

The staff at a primary care office is asked to document the time the patient checks in, the time the patient is called into the exam room, and the time the patient is checked out. This is an example of what managed care strategy?
 
  1. Provider performance
  2. Length of stay management
  3. Capitation
  4. Formularies

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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. It is not illegal to deceive study participants. The IRB must approve this design.
2. Approval from the IRB will depend upon the reason the participants are being deceived.
3. This is not a common practice, but is appropriate in some situations.
4. The IRB must approve the study and approval will rest on the researcher's ability to prove that this is a critical element of the study.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Wait time for appointments is an example of an evaluation indicator under the provider performance strategy.
2. Length of stay strategy has to do with days in the hospital.
3. Capitation is the payment of fixed monthly fees to provide healthcare.
4. Formularies are used to cope with increasing pharmaceutical costs.