Qualitative nursing research is valuable in that it a. ...

[chandani]

Qualitative nursing research is valuable in that it
 
  a. Excludes all bias.
  b. Uses randomization in structure.
  c. Determines associations between variables and conditions.
  d. Studies phenomena that are difficult to quantify.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic low back pain. In providing care for this patient, the nurse wonders whether the guidelines utilized for this type of pain are adequate.
 
  The nurse wants to determine the best evidence-based practice regarding these guidelines. What is the best database for the nurse to access?
  a. MEDLINE
  b. EMBASE
  c. PsycINFO
  d. AHRQ

[otokexnaru]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Qualitative nursing research is the study of phenomena that are difficult to quantify or categorize, such as patients' perceptions of illness. No study can totally exclude bias. However, randomization, such as that used in randomized control studies, helps. Qualitative nursing research does not usually randomize its subjects. Control studies determine whether there is an association between one or more predictor variables and the condition.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) includes clinical guidelines and evidence summaries. MEDLINE includes studies in medicine, nursing, dentistry, psychiatry, veterinary medicine, and allied health. EMBASE includes biomedical and pharmaceutical studies. PsycINFO deals with psychology and related health care disciplines.

[chandani]

Excellent

[abro1885]

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