WHAT FACTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY RESEARCHERS WHEN DEFINING THE DATA REQUIRED FOR THEIR RESEARCH Data are materials or information gathered during the process of making inquiry about problems. “Data of whatever form do not just appear or lie around waiting to be causally picked up by some passing researcher but have to be given form and shape in other to quantify as data; made relevant in a word to a research problem” (Ackryod and Hughes‚ 1992). In other words‚ data are systematically collected
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I S S U E S A N D IN N O V A T I O N S IN N U R S I N G P R A C T I C E Expanding the role of the stroke nurse: a pragmatic clinical trial Christopher Burton DPhil PGCertHE BN RGN Research Fellow‚ Department of Nursing‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK Bernard Gibbon PhD MSc DipN DipANS RMN RGN Head of Department‚ Department of Nursing‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK Accepted for publication 16 March 2005 Correspondence: Christopher Burton‚ Department
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familiar phrase of overworked and under appreciated has rang through the nursing field. As health care reform and insurances make critical changes‚ nurses are forced to keep up. Nursing managers are in a bind to meet the new budget cuts and criteria set forth by these changes‚ which includes higher patient to nurse ratios. Low staffing can lead to nurse burnout‚ job dissatisfaction and poor staff retention (International Journal of Nursing Practice‚ 2014). This article will outline some issues at hand
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NV4602 Research Methods for Postgraduate Study Revision Data Collection Methods Primary and Secondary Data Objectives for Today Revise different research philosophies Review the differences between quantitative and qualitative approaches Look at additional methods for data collection Explain the difference between primary and secondary sources of data Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of using primary and secondary sources in a research project lbic.navitas.com navitas
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Ethical dilemmas for nurse leaders Sorces of ethicl delimmas for nurses include reaction to a situation‚ continuation of a distressing situation and a complex situation which causes distress in others. Also the overall personality of the nurse leader themselves such as if they have a nervous disposition. Moral distress amid nurses is describe by Jameton (1984) as two different dimenions intial dimension and rective dimension of moral distress. Initial moral distress is when a nurse is faced with
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Running head: ARTICLE CRITIQUE: ETHICAL PROBLEMS OBSERVED BY Article Critique: Ethical Problems Observed By Student Nurses Article Critique: Ethical Problems Observed By Student Nurses This article was based on a descriptive study conducted to determine nursing students’ observation of ethical problems encountered in their clinical practice. This research article contained a clearly stated title and also an introduction section regarding the study. The purpose of the
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NURSES’ ROLE TOWARDS THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS The United Nation’s member states Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015 include reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates‚ infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Significant progress has been made and the member states particularly developing countries made substantial headway so far in attaining these goals. In the Philippines‚ one of the main reasons for the country’s relentless pursuit of ensuring access
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The role of the child and young person’s nurse has continually evolved since the mid-19th century; it was from the Minister of Health’s publication of the Platt report that it was first recognised and formerly endorsed that children should have the right to be cared for by fully trained and qualified nurses. This was the first of many reports and policies which was specifically aimed at the welfare of children. Although the Platt report was aimed at lessening the psychological effects on children
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The nurse-patient relationship has always been considered to be an essential aspect of the nursing profession‚ which has an impact on the wellbeing of both sides. The nurse-patient relationship has a unique purpose and is extremely complex and often difficult to understand from an outside perspective. The role played by the nurse is pivotal in patient care‚ as establishing a good relationship can be vital in helping the patient make clinical and psychological process. In the discussion that follows
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Data Collection QNT/351 June 30‚ 2014 Data Collection In the hospitality business‚ employee retention and low turnover is of utmost importance. Employees are the foundation of any successful operation. Employees provide direct communication with customers‚ support organizational initiatives‚ boost profit‚ curb losses‚ and build future success. Denihan is a hospitality company that began in 1903 as a dry cleaning company by Benjamin J. Denihan‚ an Irish immigrant (Denihan‚ 2011). Denihan’s operations
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