Research Week 5 Discussion - Consider some of the important issues

Research Week 5 Discussion

To prepare:

• Consider some of the important issues in healthcare delivery or nursing practice today. Bring to mind the topics to which you have been exposed through previous courses in your program of study, as well as any news items that have caught your attention recently. Select one topic to focus on for this Discussion.
• Review journal, newspaper, and/or internet articles that may provide credible information on your selected topic. Then, select one research article to focus on for this Discussion that used inferential statistical analysis (either a -test or ANOVA) to study the topic.
• With information from the Learning Resources in mind, evaluate the purpose and value of the research study discussed in your selected article and consider the following questions:
  • Who comprised the sample in this study?
  • What were the sources of data?
  • What inferential statistic was used to analyze the data collected (-test or ANOVA)?
  • What were the findings?
• Ask yourself: How did using an inferential statistic bring value to the research study? Did it increase the study’s application to evidence-based practice?