Author Question: A significant research study was conducted on surgical clients in Pennsylvania hospitals. Findings ... (Read 47 times)

abc · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A significant research study was conducted on surgical clients in Pennsylvania hospitals. Findings concluded that:

1. Years of nursing experience increased client survival.
2. Hospital size did not affect client survival.
3. Nurses with BSN or higher degrees were associated with lower mortality.
4. Nurse-to-client ratios did not have a bearing on significant reduction in client mortality

Question 2

A group of nurses is researching how care providers of Stage I/II Alzheimer's clients use prior coping skills in dealing with their current situation. Which qualitative research tradition does this exemplify?

1. Grounded theory
2. Ethnography
3. Phenomenology
4. Substantive dimension

fraziera112 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Years of nursing experience did not correlate with client survival, but nurse staffing and certified surgeons were also statistically significant in reducing mortality.
Rationale 2: Hospital data included the size, but this was not an outcome of the findings.
Rationale 3: This research study has generated much debate over the relationship of higher educational level of nursing staff and client mortality rate. For every 10 increase in proportion of higher-degree nurses, there was a 5 reduction in mortality. findings.
Rationale 4: Nurse staffing and certified surgeons were also statistically significant in reducing mortality.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Grounded theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Rationale 2: Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of a group of people.
Rationale 3: Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the process of Alzheimer's disease is an example of phenomenology.
Rationale 4: Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a way to critique research reports.