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Your Learning Team has been assigned two articles to analyze for assignments in Weeks Three and Four. One article is a qualitative research study, and the other is a quantitative research study. Identify which article is which, and then complete the table where applicable. Write no more than three sentences in each cell of the table.

| |Qualitative |Quantitative |
|Research question |What are the “patients’ perceptions about |Does the intervention of nurses rounding on a |
| |staff response to
their call bells and staff |schedule reduce call light use thereby |
| |perceptions about answering call bells?” |increasing patient satisfaction and safety?
|
| |(Deitrick, Bokovoy, Stern & Panik, 2006, p. | |
| |316). | |
|Problem |When patients push the call bell, they expect|Many times the call light is used for tasks |
| |to get an immediate response from the nurse. |that do not require an RN or LPN; a CNA would |
| |Most of the time call bells are answered |suffice how the patient views the staff |
| |promptly but sometimes patients have to wait.|response to call lights and the staffs’ |
| |The frequent use of call bells can affect the|response to patients’ use of call lights plays|
| |nurse-patient relationship which makes it |a major role in patient satisfaction and
|
| |important to know the factors affecting call |safety. |
| |bells and patient satisfaction. | |
|Purpose |The purpose of this study is to determine how|The purpose of this study is to evaluate |
| |communication and patient satisfaction can be|patient satisfaction as it relates to |
| |improved by understanding the perceptions of |answering the call light and meeting the |
| |both patients and staff when answering call |patients’ needs. |
| |bells. | |
|Hypothesis |This study hypothesizes that through |The study hypothesized that nursing rounds on |
| |understanding of the perceptions of others, |a medical-surgical unit done on a regular |
| |the unit staff will be more attentive to call|schedule with a specific set of actions, would|
| |bells and communication and patient |reduce call light use, increase patient |
| |satisfaction will improve as a result. |satisfaction and improve patient safety |
| | |related to falls. |
|Independent variable |The independent variable in this study is the|In this case the patient and the caregiver |
| |nurse-patient communication and the |rounding are the variables that can be |
| |experience the patient has by using the call |manipulated and are the independent variables.|
| |bell. | |
|Dependent variable |The dependent variable of this study intends |In this case the call light use is what the |
| |to explain the quality of care after a call |researchers intend to predict or explain and |
| |bell is answered. |therefore is the dependent variable. |
|Theoretical framework |The theoretical framework of this article is,|The theoretical framework of this article is |
| |“understanding of the importance of the many |the patient-caregiver communication to |
| |dimensions of call bell issues to |evaluate patient satisfaction with quality of |
| |hospitalized patients and their care, safety,|care.
|
| |and satisfaction” (Deitrick et al., 2006, p. | |
| |324). | |
|Population |The population studied in this case includes |Nursing staff, patients, and patients’ call |
| |patients, patient’s family members, and |light use are the population being studied. |
| |various staff members on the unit. | |
|Setting |This research was conducted in the natural |A partially controlled setting was used to |
| |setting of “a 36-bed medical-surgical unit on|study “27 nursing units in 14 hospitals”
|
| |one campus of the hospital over the course of|(Meade, Bursell, & Ketelsen, 2006, p. 58). |
| |3 months” (Deitrick et al., 2006, p. 318). |This is the setting defined because some units|
| | |“performed rounds either at one-hour or |
| | |two-hour intervals using a specified protocol”|
| | |(Meade et al., 2006, p. 58). |
|Sampling method |The researchers in this study used methods of|The sampling method known as stratified random|
| |ethnography to collect the emic and etic |sampling was used, “the sample was stratified |
| |perspectives of the experience of patient |according to type of unit (medical, surgical, |
| |care and patient satisfaction. Data was |or combined medical–surgical), unit size, and |
| |collected through observation, interviews |frequency of rounding” (Meade et al., 2006, p.|
| |with patients, family, and staff, and |60). |
| |photography of the unit itself. | |
|Practice application |Unit staff, including nurses and unlicensed |Nursing staff can use the data to improve |
| |personnel can use the data collected in this |patient satisfaction and patient safety. |
| |research study to determine clear guidelines |“Regular rounding during which nursing staff |
| |for answering patient call lights. In the |performed specific actions significantly |
| |case of this particular study, “once staff |reduced patient call light use. Patient |
| |understood the importance of call bells to |satisfaction increased during the rounding |
| |patients, answering bells promptly and |protocol in both the one-hour and two-hour |
| |courteously became a priority for everyone on|rounding groups” (Meade et al., 2006, p. 64). |
| |the unit” (Deitrick et al., 2006, p. 322). | |
|Level of evidence |This study is a single qualitative study |The level of evidence in this study is very |
| |bearing a low level of evidence. It is a |strong with the use of various hospitals and |
| |comparative study regarding response to call |nursing units that form the, |
| |bells and satisfaction of the patient, |“quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent |
| |patient families, and unit staff. |groups” (Meade et al., 2006, p. 60). |
|Is the article useful for EBP, |This qualitative research study is useful for|This article is useful for outcomes research |
|Outcomes Research, both, or neither?|outcomes based patient care as the goal of |because it describes the patient responses and|
|Explain your answer. |the staff and patients is increased patient |improved satisfaction rates to the nursing |
| |satisfaction as a direct result of prompt and|hourly rounding as well as decreasing falls. |
| |accurate response to call bells. |This article is also useful for EBP because it|
| | |uses a strong level of evidence as described |
| | |in the above content as well as promoting |
| | |excellence in patient outcomes. |

Note. Not all studies contain all of these elements, or the element may be necessary but was not addressed. If the study does not address one of these elements and it was not necessary, simply indicate as N/A in the appropriate box. If the element was not adequately discussed, provide an answer based on your readings and your understanding of the research study.

References
Deitrick, L., Bokovoy, J., Stern, G., & Panik, A. (2006, August). Dance of the Call Bells: Using ethnography to Evaluate Patient Satisfaction With Quality of Care. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 21(4), 316-324. Retrieved from http://nursing.uk.ovid.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/sp-3.8.1a/ovidweb.cgi?&S=GHACPDHGMKHFJDNKFNOKNBOFOBGJAA00&Link+Set=S.sh.16|1|sl_10
Meade, C. M., Bursell, A. L., & Ketelsen, L. (2006, September). Effects of Nursing Rounds on Patients ' Call Light Use, Satisfaction, and Safety. American Journal of Nursing, 106(9), 58-70. Retrieved from http://nursing.uk.ovid.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/sp-3.8.1a/ovidweb.cgi?&S=GHACPDHGMKHFJDNKFNOKNBOFOBGJAA00&Link+Set=S.sh.41|1|sl_10