Nursing research doesn’t have to involve rigorous research methods that are expected when conducting discovery research.

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Module 4 Discussion

Nursing research doesn’t have to involve rigorous research methods that are expected when conducting discovery research.  There is a great deal of data available in the public domain that would be useful for identifying risk factors, determining baseline rates for cost comparisons, and analyzing the trends of diseases and conditions. Select one of the two databases listed below and review the information that is available. Report on what you learned and how this knowledge could be utilized by healthcare providers to improve health outcomes. The CDC website contains a database of the results of the National Hospital Discharge Survey which has been conducted every year since 1965. Provided is a description of the characteristics of patients discharged from acute care hospitals in the US. HCUPnet is a free, on-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The HCUP provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization.