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newyorker26 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A researcher is studying sleep habits of household cats that belong to families with small children. The families live in urban areas. In this study, what are the elements?

a. Small children
b. Household cats
c. Families
d. Sleep

Question 2

Why is the process of revision of BLS standards from Airway-Breathing-Circulation to Circulation-Airway-Breathing considered intervention research? (Select all that apply.)

a. It is grounded in theory.
b. It started qualitatively with ideas and observations about the reasons patients code.
c. It was field-tested and then researched using randomized clinical trials.
d. The findings were replicated in multiple settings.
e. It was initiated by a nurse.
f. It emanates from previous research on CPR and its outcomes.

xiazhe · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The individual units of the population and sample are called elements. The elements are the things the researcher studies. An element can be a person, event, behavior, or any other single unit of study. In this case, the researcher is studying catsnot children, not families, and not sleep.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D, F
Project team tasks include gathering initial information, developing an intervention theory, designing the intervention, field-testing the intervention, analyzing results, testing the intervention, using a randomized controlled trial, collecting and analyzing data, replicating the results, and disseminating the intervention. Qualitative research may be used if researchers are in the initial phase of developing a model or prototype for an intervention.