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M Craft

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Some methodologic considerations in nursing diagnosis research.

The validation of nursing diagnostic concepts, interventions, and desired outcomes is necessary for the development of nursing science. The purpose of this article is to contribute to the development of more rigorous methods for research of nursing diagnoses. Methodologic problems and issues are discussed and illustrated in the context of a descriptive study of the nursing diagnoses of patients at a large long-term care facility. Issues surrounding the selection of setting and samples, the source and presentation of data collected, and methods used for data analysis and interpretation are described. The need for consistency among research questions, setting and sample, data collection methods, and data analysis and interpretation are emphasized. Researchers are encouraged to explicate the issues and decisions in nursing diagnosis research to encourage scholarly criticism and refinement by clinicians and scientists.

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Tough decisions.

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Preferences of hospitalized adolescents for information providers.

The purposes of this study were to determine: (1) what are the preferences of hospitalized adolescents for information providers (parent(s), health professionals, or both parent(s) and health professionals); and (2) criteria to predict preferences, based on significant relationships between preferences and selected variables (sex, illness, length of illness, question topics, parental preference for information providers, length of hospitalization, number of previous hospitalizations, and age). A nonexperimental survey of 40 hospitalized adolescents utilized questionnaires to identify preferences of adolescents and 25 parents. Preferences were related to adolescent age and question topic. Age was statistically significant but the other variables were not. Adolescent preferences and that of their parents varied widely. Anecdotal information presented clarification of adolescent and parental preferences. The study results demonstrate that hospitalized adolescents have preferences for information providers and are willing to state those preferences when asked. Health professionals need to weigh these preferences with those of their own when delivering information to hospitalized adolescents. Replication of the study and variations of the design are suggested for further research.

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