A researcher conducts a study to determine the effectiveness of a ...

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A researcher conducts a study to determine the effectiveness of a special program of sensitivity training for nurse managers upon several outcomes, all related to the staff's ability to identify and intervene appropriately when medication errors occur.
 
  This is an example of what type of quantitative research?
  a. Applied research
  b. Basic research
  c. Descriptive research
  d. Qualitative research

Question 2

What best characterizes the contribution of qualitative nursing research to evidence-based practice? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. It presents collective common evidence of health care clients' experiences, which may provide inspirations for individual practice.
  b. It provides stories of how health care clients feel. This lets nurses know what people in similar circumstances can be expected to experience.
  c. It provides evidence that determines how nurses should interact with various cultures. This mandates action.
  d. It generates and tests theory.
  e. It reveals participants' experiences and individual viewpoints, feelings, and interpretations. These can provide guidelines for client-centered care.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Applied, or practical, research is a scientific investigation conducted to generate knowledge that will directly influence or improve clinical practice. The purpose of applied research is to solve problems, to make decisions, or to predict or control outcomes. Basic, or pure, research is a scientific investigation that involves the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge's sake, or for the pleasure of learning and finding truth. The purpose of basic research is to generate and refine theory and build constructs; thus, the findings are frequently not directly useful in practice. However, because the findings are more theoretical in nature, they can be generalized to various settings. Descriptive quantitative research and qualitative research describe what exists but do not test specific interventions used in practice.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, E
Qualitative research is a systematic, interactive, subjective approach used to describe life experiences from the research participants' point of view. This type of research is conducted to explore, describe, and promote understanding of human experiences, events, and cultures over time. It is holistic and describes the human in context.

[ghost!]

Excellent

[juliaf]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it