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Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice

Cheryl Tatano Beck, Denise Polit

Chapter 13

Data Collection Methods - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Answer the relevant questions in Box 13.3 in terms of this study.

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Problem 1


Answer the relevant questions in Box 13.3 in terms of this study.

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Problem 2

Also, consider the following targeted questions, which may further sharpen your critical thinking skills and assist you in assessing aspects of the study's merit:
a. Comment on factors that could have biased the data in this study.
b. Comment on the researchers' overall data collection plan in terms of the timing of the data collection.

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Problem 2

Also, consider the following targeted questions, which may further sharpen your critical thinking skills and assist you in assessing aspects of the study's merit:
a. How likely is it that the researcher's presence at the WIC clinic affected the women's behaviors? Comment on Cricco-Lizza's role as a participant observer.
b. Comment on the researcher's observational sampling plan.
c. Comment on factors that could have biased the data in this study.
d. Comment on the researcher's overall data collection plan in terms of the amount of information gathered and the timing of the data collection.

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Problem 3

If the results of this study are valid and reliable, what might be some of the uses to which the findings could be put in clinical practice?

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Problem 3

If the results of this study are trustworthy, what might be some of the uses to which the findings could be put in clinical practice?

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