The DNP Researcher Is Collecting Data Related to Hand Hygiene

question 7

Multiple Choice

The DNP researcher is collecting data related to hand hygiene practices among staff nurses in an emergency department setting. During the data collection process, the DNP researcher unobtrusively observes participants and does not interact with them. Which form of participant observation is the DNP researcher demonstrating?

• A) External participation
• B) Passive participation
• C) Balanced participation
• D) Active participation

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Definitions:

Payroll Taxes

Levies placed on either employers or employees, typically based on a proportion of the wages that staff receive from their employers.

Temperance

Moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking.

Prohibition

The period during which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were banned in the United States through the 18th Amendment to the Constitution (1920-1933).

Tolerance

The need for increasing levels of a drug in order to produce a constant level of effect.