Study Design For the purpose of the proposed research question‚ the researcher carried out a qualitative research design to explore the meaning and experiences of infertility among African American couples. The researcher utilized a phenomenological qualitative process based on methodology outlined by Moustakas (1994). The goal of phenomenological research is “to determine what an experience means for the persons who have had the experience and are able to provide a comprehensive description of
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Research Critique of the article: Practice nurses’ workload‚ career intentions‚ and the impact of professional isolation: A cross-sectional survey Kelly Cuddihy‚ Jonathan Cromwell‚ Britney Harvin‚ Jose Rodriguez & Jessica Wood University Of Central Florida 06/23/2013 Abstract Practice nursing is a key component in UK general medicine. The following is a research critique regarding an article about practice nurses and how isolation is contributing to nursing deficit in this field
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Goal 2: To establish a fundamental knowledge about how hospital nurses use and care for their hospital scrubs For the analysis of the focus group interview‚ qualitative research method of data analysis will be predominantly used to examine twofold: (1) the participants’ knowledge‚ opinions‚ and experiences with the currently existing nurses scrubs how they care for; (2) the new prototype how much establish the goals pointed out about the present scrubs‚ indicating that the questions about ‘outcomes’
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The aim of this essay is to discuss and analyse the fundamental issues of infection control which underpins Adult Nursing. The topic for discussion is infection control/nosocomial infections in particular Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). There are varying degrees of the strain Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and some strains are classed as MRSA (National Health Service (NHS) Plus‚ 2005). Not all strains of the bacterium will cause an epidemic. Epidemic causing MRSA is classified
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Infection control refers to policies and procedures which are used to minimize the risk of spreading infections‚ especially in hospitals‚ community and human or animal health care facilities. Nosocomial infection is infections contracted in hospital. It usually occurs in approximately 5% of all patients in hospital. There are many common reasons in nosocomial infections‚ one of which is weakened immune system of hospital patients which makes them more susceptible to infections and also caused either
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Research Method 1 Running head: Research Problem and Method Paper Internet Communication as a Tool for Qualitative Research Research Problem and Method Paper Abstract: While calloborating on the research community‚ the World Wide Web has opened a different perspective and provides access for data collection. The Internet user can now engage in research on a world-wide
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THE EDITORS PUBLISHING IN AMJ—PART 7: WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH? This editorial concludes a seven-part series‚ “Publishing in AMJ‚” in which the editors give suggestions and advice for improving the quality of submissions to the Journal. The series offers “bumper-to-bumper” coverage‚ with installments ranging from topic choice to crafting a Discussion section. -J.A.C. I’m comfortable with my knowledge of qualitative work—and my ability to give some insight on a specific piece—
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Psychological factors in Obesity. The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital‚ 4. INTRODUCTION: This research was performed by the Jennifer C. Collins and Jon E. Bentz who are the Lancaster General Neuropsychology Specialists. This research was conducted to know the “Behavioral and Psychological Factors in Obesity” which was published on 2009 in “The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital”. This research was conducted to identify whether the Psychological and the behavioral factors also leads to the obese
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Most P. aeruginosa infections occur in hospitalized patients‚ particularly those who are immunocompromised. P. aeruginosa is a common cause of infections in ICUs. HIV-infected patients‚ particularly those in advanced stages‚ are at risk of community-acquired P. aeruginosa infections. P. aeruginosa infections can develop in many anatomic sites‚ including skin‚ subcutaneous tissue‚ bone‚ ears‚ eyes‚ urinary tract‚ and heart valves. The site varies with the portal of entry and the patient’s vulnerability
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anticipate and address needs in hospitalized patients (Meade‚ Bursell & Ketelsen‚ 2006). Research shows that hourly rounding or purposeful rounding seeks to increase the patient experience and patient satisfaction. According to Meade‚ Bursell & Ketelsen‚ effective hourly rounding can promote patient safety‚ foster team communication‚ and improve staff ability to provide efficient care. Despite‚ mounting research evidence demonstrating the benefits of hourly rounding it can be difficult to implement
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