7 Bladder Volume Measurement
Skill 7 Bladder Volume Measurement A bladder scanner is a noninvasive device that creates an ultrasound image of the bladder for measuring the volume of urine in the bladder. The…
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3 Aquathermia and Heating Pads
Skill 3 Aquathermia and Heating Pads A water-flow pad such as an aquathermia pad, electric heating pads, and commercial heat packs are common forms of dry heat therapy. Dry heat…
11 Blood Pressure
Skill 11 Blood Pressure Automatic Many different styles of electronic blood pressure (BP) machines are available to determine BP automatically. Electronic BP machines rely on an electronic sensor to detect…
1 Acapella Device
Skill 1 Acapella Device The Acapella is a handheld airway clearance device that provides positive expiratory pressure (PEP) with oral airway oscillations to aid sputum clearance. PEP stabilizes airways and…
2 Apical-Radial Pulse
Skill 2 Apical-Radial Pulse The difference between pulses assessed from two different sites is known as a pulse deficit. When a pulse deficit is assessed between the apical and radial…
Focus Groups as Qualitative Research
What is a focus group? A focus group in nursing research involves a number of people – often with common experiences or characteristics – who are interviewed by a researcher…
Writing up Qualitative Research
The research account Writing the report of the research is an important task for the researcher; the presentation is in the public domain and can be reviewed by others. Researchers…
Establishing Quality: Trustworthiness or Validity
Quality All research is rightly open to scrutiny from its readers. Health researchers too must not only consider the ‘truth value’ of their studies but also demonstrate that it is…
Mixed Methods: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research
The nature of mixed methods studies Mixed methods research (MMR) means the use of both qualitative and quantitative approaches in one empirical study. (It must be noted, however, that mixed…
Data Analysis: Procedures, Practices and Computers
The process of data analysis Qualitative data analysis (QDA) is a complex, non-linear process but also systematic, orderly and structured. Not all qualitative forms of inquiry take the same approach…
