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Radiation Therapy Roberta Anne Strohl DEFINITION Radiation therapy is a local treatment for cancer. It is the use of high-energy particles or x-rays, which possess sufficient energy to create ionizing…
Surgical Therapy Yvette Payne Surgery was the earliest form of cancer therapy and today 60% of cancer patients will be treated with surgery alone or surgery in combination with other…
Central Nervous System Margaretta S. Page, Anne Fedoroff Central Nervous System Malignancies: Overview DEFINITION Central nervous system (CNS) malignancies refer to a heterogeneous group of cancers of the brain and…
Describe the four levels of measurement and identify which level was used for measuring specific variables Describe characteristics of frequency distributions and identify and interpret various descriptive statistics Describe the…
Distinguish between nonprobability and probability samples and compare their advantages and disadvantages Identify and describe several types of sampling designs in quantitative studies Evaluate the appropriateness of the sampling method…
Discuss key research design decisions for a quantitative study Discuss the concepts of causality and identify criteria for causal relationships Describe and identify experimental, quasi-experimental, and nonexperimental designs Distinguish between…
Understand why research is important in nursing Discuss the need for evidence-based practice Describe broad historical trends and future directions in nursing research Identify alternative sources of evidence for nursing…
Identify and describe the major sections in a research journal article Characterize the style used in quantitative and qualitative research reports Read a research article and broadly grasp its “story”…
