Author Question: Select the statement that includes population and variable(s), and is empirically testable. 1. ... (Read 45 times)

nautica902 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Select the statement that includes population and variable(s), and is empirically testable.

1. What is the lived experience of women who have survived aggressive breast cancer for five years?
2. Will a cardiac client's heart rate decrease when listening to calming music?
3. Should hospitalized clients be allowed to take medications brought from home?
4. What were the experiences of psychiatric nurses before and after introduction of antipsychotic medications?

Question 2

Of the following topical phrases, which is most appropriate for a research study?

1. The birth rate in a city nine months after a power failure.
2. The time that a nurse spends with a client in isolation as compared with the time that a nurse spends with a client who is not in isolation precautions.
3. The effectiveness of caring behaviors as the most significant influence on the quality of a newly graduated nurse's orientation experience.
4. The accuracy of axillary temperatures as compared with rectal temperatures of infants.

carolinefletcherr · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: This statement is incorrect because it identifies a specific population, but it does not contain variables and is not empirically testable.
Rationale 2: Will a cardiac client's (population) heart rate (dependent variable) decrease when listening to calming music (independent variable)? is correct because it contains all the components of a problem statement and is empirically testable.
Rationale 3: Should hospitalized clients (population) be allowed to take medications brought from home (independent variable)? is incorrect because it is a value question as stated. The word should is a clue that is not an appropriate question as stated.
Rationale 4: What were the experiences of psychiatric nurses (population) before and after introduction of antipsychotic medications (independent variables)? is incorrect because it is not empirically testable.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: This is not an appropriate topic for a research study because a simple description of rate in this case would likely not be generalizable enough to warrant the study. Further, how would nursing practice or knowledge benefit from the finding?
Rationale 2: This topic is not appropriate for a research study because it would have little impact on the practice of nursing.
Rationale 3: This is not an appropriate topic for research because it is unethical to purposely withhold any form of caring behavior in any setting.
Rationale 4: This topic is ethical, feasible, and significant to nursing practice.