What, if anything, was useful about the participant handbook and the training activities?” 2 “Aren’t nurses in this facility frustrated that they’re so underpaid?” 3 “Why didn’t you

Writing Effective Questions
In the table below, the left-hand column shows examples of poorly written data collection questions. In the middle column, briefly describe the issue with the original question. In the right-hand column, rewrite the question to make it more effective, given the guidelines described in this module.
Question Issue(s) Improved Question(s)
1 “What, if anything, was useful about the participant handbook and the training activities?”
2 “Aren’t nurses in this facility frustrated that they’re so underpaid?”
3 “Why didn’t you take your medicine like the doctor told you to?”
4 “What are the facilitators and barriers women in this community face in accessing OCPs?”
5 “Did the health care worker wash their hands appropriately?”