DQ1 Given that there is a documented advantage to the use of an experimental and control group design, discuss why other designs are frequently used, and the situations that may prompt the use of one.   DQ2 Discuss your understanding of the concept of internal validity in a research study, and the impacts of several […]

DQ1 What kinds of extraneous variables (not cited in the studies) do you think could have affected the relationships between the independent variables and the dependent variables in both the Messina et al. and Coyne et al. studies?   DQ2 How effectively do you think the Coyne et al. study and the Messina et al. […]

DQ1 Why do you think many healthcare practitioners are often unwilling to change practice patterns, based on research findings? Some practitioners criticize evidence-based practice as “cookbook care.” Considering these perceptions, how would you utilize your education and experiences in planning the implementation of a major change?   DQ2 Consider the question: “Why do physicians and […]

1.         The following are risk factors for hypertension in children and teens (choose all that apply):   2.         In evaluating a 9-year-old child with a healthy BMI during a well visit, a comprehensive cardiovascular evaluation should be conducted by the following methods (choose all that apply):   3.    […]

Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs What type of drug should you prescribe based on your patient’s diagnosis? How much of the drug should the patient receive? How often should the drug be administered? When should the drug not be prescribed? Are there individual patient factors that could create complications when taking the drug? […]

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics   As an advanced practice nurse assisting physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders, it is important to not only understand the impact of disorders on the body, but also the impact of drug treatments on the body. The relationships between drugs and the body can be described by pharmacokinetics and […]

A drug company is measuring levels of oxygenation in patients after receiving a test medication. As the researcher, you are interested in whether Group I, which received the medication, has the same oxygenation levels as Group II, which did not.   Group 1: 2,3,3,4,4,7,8,9   Group 2: 1,2,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,8   Use Excel to run a t-test […]

Correlation Between Two Variables Use Excel to do a correlation between the following variables:   X – 2,5,5,6,6,7,8,9   Y – 1,2,2,3,4,4,5,5   While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found […]

Coyne and Messina Articles: Part 3 – Spearman Coefficient Review Write a paper (750-1,000 words) regarding the use of the Spearman rank correlation coefficient by Messina et al. in “The Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction and Inpatient Admissions Across Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals.”   Comment on what variables were used; whether it answered the research question; […]

Broyles Textbook Practice Exercise Complete Practice Exercise 11 (page 157) in the textbook. For the data set listed, use Excel to extract the mean and standard deviation for the sample of lengths of stay for cardiac patients. Use the following Excel steps:   Enter the data set into Excel.   Click on the Data tab […]