NSG3036 W4A2
| Week 4 Template | Quantitative Article | Qualitative Article |
| Identify and describe the sample including demographics, in the studies chosen in W2 Assignment 2 | The chosen sample included 312 respondents, in which 220 had signed an organ donor card (Bortz, Ashkenazi, &Melnikov,2015).
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The chosen sample entailed two focus groups of women (women housed in maximum security, and women housed in medium security)(Dinkel, & Schmidt, 2014).
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| Discuss the steps of the data collection process used in the studies
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Collection of data entailed use of paper questionnaire and a Web-based questionnaire, which the researchers administered for participants to complete(Bortz, Ashkenazi, &Melnikov, 2015). | Central to the data collection in this study was the interview of two focus groups (women housed in maximum security, and women housed in medium security)(Dinkel, & Schmidt, 2014). |
| Identify the study variables (independent and dependent) | Independent variable:spirituality, lifepurpose, and attitudes
Dependent variable:organ donation |
Independent variable:health education needs
Dependent variable:self-care skill set |
| Identify the sampling design | Bortz, Ashkenazi, andMelnikov, (2015), failed to identify the sampling design utilized in this studyopenly | Dinkel, and Schmidt, (2014) failed to state openlythe sampling design utilized in this study |
| Describe the instrument, tool, or survey used in each
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In this study, paper questionnaire and a Web-based questionnairewere the instrument utilized for data collection(Bortz, Ashkenazi, &Melnikov, 2015). | A list of questions was handy in directing the responses given by the study participants(Dinkel, & Schmidt, 2014). |
| Summarize the discussion about the validity and reliability of the instruments, tools, or surveys used in each article | Given the objectivity of the questionnaires used, validity and reliability of the findings remained high(Bortz, Ashkenazi, &Melnikov, 2015) | Dinkel, and Schmidt, (2014) used a list of questions whose responses by the study participants was subject to bias, which lowers the reliability and validity of the tool used in this study |
| Identify the legal and ethical concerns for each article, includinginformed consent and IRB approval | Bortz, Ashkenazi, andMelnikov, (2015), sought IRB approval and informed consent prior to the conducting of this research | Prior to the carrying out of the study, the researchers sought for approval from the university institutional review board (IRB) and the state Department of Corrections (DOC) IRB(Dinkel, & Schmidt, 2014). |
References
Bortz, A. P., Ashkenazi, T., &Melnikov, S. (2015).Spirituality as a predictive factor for signing an organ donor card. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(1), 25-33.
Dinkel, S., & Schmidt, K. (2014). Health education needs of incarcerated women. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(4), 229-234. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12079.
