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NR449 Evidence-Based Practice

Week 6 Discussion

Identifying and Interpreting Descriptive Statistics

Examine the survey results downloadable from the link below. Choose one of the items, determine the descriptive statistic that is reported, and indicate what it means. For example, “What is the highest level of education of this group?” (Please do not repeat the same topic as your classmates.

CLASSSURVEY:HYPOTHETICALDATARESULTS–WEEK6

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1. What isyourinitial level ofeducation in nursing?

a.            High school                                                         54.7%

b.            Associate’sdegree                                                           23.1%

c.             Baccalaureate degree                                    21.9%

d.            Graduate degree                                                             0.1%

2. If you hold an associate’s or baccalaureate degree, what was your prior degree in?

a.            Medical-related degree or certificate     63.1%

b.            Teaching                                                              16.2%

c.             Accounting                                                         0 .7%

d.            Business administration                                                1.2%

e.            Other                                                                    18.8%

3. Do you have a prior healthcare occupation in any of these fields?

a.            LPN                                                                                        19.1%

b.            CAN                                                                       63.0%

c.             EMT/paramedics                                                              11 1%

d.            Pharmacy technician                                      0.3%

e.            Surgical technician                                                           3.7%

f.             Dental hygiene                                                 2.9%

g.            Other                                                                    0.2%

4.   What isyourage?

Averageageis41 years

20–24    4.1%

25–29    3.6%

30–34    13.2%

35–39    15.5%

40–44    17.6%

45–49    28.0%

50–64    21.4%

65 and over        0.2%

5. What isyour gender?

Male      7.5% Female      92.3%

6. What isyour racial or ethnicbackground?

a.            Hispanic (ofanyrace)                                                       3.0%

b.            AmericanIndian orAlaska Native                                               0.5%

c.             Asian                                                                                                     2.5%

d.            BlackorAfrican-American                                                              15.8%

e.            NativeHawaiian or otherPacificIslander                                  0.2%

f.             White                                                                                                    69.1%

g.            Race or ethnicityunknown                                                           8.6%

7. What isyour familystatus?

a.            Married                                                                                                70.5%

b.            Widowed,divorced,orseparated                                               18.1%

c.             Nevermarried                                                                   9.2%

8. Do you have children?

a.            No children                                                                                         56.2%

b.            One child                                                             24.9%

c.             Two children                                                                      11.5%

d.            Three or more children                                 5.6%

9. What is thetime zone where you live?

a.            Eastern                                                                                 34%

b.            Central                                                                                 29%

c.             Mountain                                                                                            19%

d.            Pacific                                                                                   18%

10.Do you own yourresidence?

a.            Yes                                                                                         61%

b.            No                                                                                          39%

11. Please indicatehow prepared you felt to enter nursing school.

a.            Extremelyprepared                                                        15%

b.            Prepared                                                                             37%

c.             Neitherprepared or unprepared                                               28%

d.            Prepared                                                                             15%

e.            Extremely unprepared                                                                  5%

12.Whydid youdecidetopursueabaccalaureate degree in nursing?

Themesfrom respondents

•             Desire to help others

•             Lifelong dream

•             Ability to advance

•             Availability of jobs

•             Earning potential

•             Loss of previous job