ABC Hospital decides to try and better understand how their patients experience communication with Emergency Room doctors. To do this, they develop a doctor/patient communication survey and hand it out to every other patient as the patient is discharged from the Emergency Room. After one month of handing out the surveys, they realize they receive back about 1 out of every 3 they hand out.   What is the Sample in this study?

Which of the following is an example of: Ordinal data?  

Maya decides to take a sample of people on her Tennis team to determine what they think of their strength-training schedule. In Maya’s sample, she first divided the team into groups (by the number of years they had played on the team–1 year, 2 years, or 3+ years). Maya then randomly selected participants from every group. What type of sampling does this describe? 

Which of the following describes the term: operationalization?

In the context of research with human participants, the doctrine of informed consent is a foundational ethical requirement. In a short essay, describe why informed consent is considered ethically imperative and explain three to four key elements that must be present for consent to be truly “informed.”  (Suggested length: about 150-250 words)

For the following description of Data, identify what TYPE of data it is . To receive full credit on this question, make sure to explain WHY it is the type of data you chose.   What type of data is this? “How many hours per week do you spend participating in extracurricular activities?”

A patient with chronic degenerative disc disease (DDD) reports their usual morning stiffness and mild low‑back discomfort. During today’s assessment, the nurse notes new-onset left‑foot weakness with dorsiflexion. The nurse recognizes that this finding may indicate .

ABC Hospital decides to try and better understand how their patients experience communication with Emergency Room doctors. To do this, they develop a doctor/patient communication survey and hand it out to every other patient as the patient is discharged from the Emergency Room. After one month of handing out the surveys, they realize they receive back about 1 out of every 3 they hand out.   What is the population in this study?

The primary care provider is administering an intra-articular corticosteroid injection to a 45 year old male with severe osteoarthritis in his left knee. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates teaching has been effective?

A patient is 12 hours post-op from lumbar spinal fusion. Which finding requires immediate intervention?