When Reading a Report of Results of a Nursing Research

question 1

Multiple Choice

When reading a report of results of a nursing research study, the nurse notices that the theoretical framework is drawn from a discipline other than nursing. When critiquing the theoretical framework, the nurse should determine the answer to which of these questions?

• A) Does the research have implications across disciplines?
• B) Is the researcher a recognized leader in the discipline of nursing?
• C) Does the author have special expertise or education in the discipline from which the theoretical framework is derived?
• D) Has the author clearly indicated the meaning of the theoretical framework to the study and linked it to nursing?

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