What strategies could you use in your work setting to increase the utilization of nursing research findings?

What strategies could you use in your work setting to increase the utilization of nursing research findings? I work in the Emergency Department.

Qualitative Research

What are the ways that you can show validity and reliability with qualitative research?

Article: Estimating premorbid IQ from the demographic variables: A comparison of a regression equation vs clinical judgement, Crawford et al

1. What is the correlation between IQ from regression equation and obtained IQ? 2, What is the correlation between IQ estimated by rater 4 and obtained IQ, and how do these compare? 3. What values can a correlation coefficient take? 4. What are my practical implications? Please tell me if I am on the correct track in thinking that : The variables in this regression model for predicting IQ would be: Class, years of education and age The need to know what is the normal IQ for a person with certain characteristics (ie age and education is because of the cognitive differences in the general population, to quantify any cognitive deficits, and to estimate the expected level of perf... click for more

Criteria for determining credibility of health information resources

Develop criteria for determining credibility of health information resources. Whether one is referencing print material, resources from the Internet, or listening to a health expert, it is important to discern if the source is reliable. Need to submit the criteria as well as examples of three reliable and three unreliable sources of health information. Provide justification for classifying each source as reliable or unreliable, and refer to reliable sources as part of your justification. Use a minimum of five outside resources. Present findings using 12 to 15 PowerPoint® slides. The presentation must include speakers’ notes and at least five references other than the course text.

Health Assessment

1) Describe how you would conduct a health assessment and a physical exam on a 19 year old male with complaints of scrotal pain. Explain why you would choose to conduct it in the manner you describe. 2) What physical assessment findings would be likely in a patient with appendicitis? What if the patient were pregnant? 3) What special aspects of the health history would you obtain from a sexually-active teenager and why?