Which of the Following Is an Example of a "Wild

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a "wild card" that would greatly affect staffing in an acute-care institution?

• A)Three ill staff members assigned to the same shift who call in sick
• B)A patient who is diagnosed with Ebola virus
• C)Absence of the nurse manager and assigned charge nurse on the same shift
• D)A community disaster that sends 78 patients to the hospital for burns and other trauma injuries

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Definitions:

Qualitative

Pertaining to research or data that is descriptive in nature and concerned with phenomena that are not easily reduced to numbers or quantified.

Quantitative

Refers to research methods that focus on numerical data and statistical analysis to understand patterns, relationships, or effects.

Independent

Not influenced by or connected to others; in research, refers to variables that are manipulated to observe their effect on dependent variables.

Supplemental Qualitative Data

Additional, non-numeric information collected in a study that provides deeper insight or context to the quantitative findings.