This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: A researcher is determining whether data that were obtained in a psychiatric nursing study are ... (Read 90 times)

captainjonesify

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 543
A researcher is determining whether data that were obtained in a psychiatric nursing study are reliable and whether the data support the study hypothesis. In what part of the scientific process is the researcher functioning?
 
  A) Experimentation
  B) Analysis
  C) Synthesis
  D) Prediction

Question 2

The nurse is working with a 42-year-old female patient who is mildly overweight. The patient expresses a desire to tone up before summer and is interested in trying an over-the-counter weight loss remedy.
 
  The nurse should perform health education related to what subject?
  A) To be wary of any product that claims rapid or effortless results without exercise
  B) The relatively low risk of using natural remedies
  C) The small amount of active ingredient in most over-the-counter treatments
  D) To choose a product that reports data indicating a high degree of effectiveness



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

IAPPLET

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 333
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
Analysis of data is the process of determining whether data are reliable and whether they support a given prediction or hypothesis. Experimentation is the process of testing a hypothesis. Synthesis is the ability to put parts together to form a new whole. Prediction is stating in advance the results that one will obtain from testing a hypothesis.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Individuals must know to be suspicious of products that claim to cure a wide range of diseases or that suggest a quick result. The term natural is often used in health fraud to suggest a product is safe. Personal testimonies can be fraudulent and difficult to prove.




captainjonesify

  • Member
  • Posts: 543
Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Gracias!


carlsona147

  • Member
  • Posts: 341
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

Did you know?

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.

Did you know?

Never take aspirin without food because it is likely to irritate your stomach. Never give aspirin to children under age 12. Overdoses of aspirin have the potential to cause deafness.

Did you know?

Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.

Did you know?

Though Candida and Aspergillus species are the most common fungal pathogens causing invasive fungal disease in the immunocompromised, infections due to previously uncommon hyaline and dematiaceous filamentous fungi are occurring more often today. Rare fungal infections, once accurately diagnosed, may require surgical debridement, immunotherapy, and newer antifungals used singly or in combination with older antifungals, on a case-by-case basis.

Did you know?

Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library