- Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision
making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research and Theory for Nursing
Practice, 25(1), 55-70. - Schwarz, K. A., Mion, L. C., Hudock, D., & Litman, G. (2008). Telemonitoring of heart failure
patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Progress in Cardiovascular
Nursing, 23, 18-26.
Answer the following questions pertaining to these to articles:
The following questions pertain to:
Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision
making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research & Theory for Nursing
Practice, 25(1), 55-70.
1) What is the purpose of this research?
2) What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.
3) Did the authors describe the design of this study? If so, give a description.
4) What characteristics does this study possess that are qualitative in nature? Review Chapter 2.
5) What is the evidence that this journal is peer-reviewed? Does the journal have an editorial
board? (Look for the journal’s website to discover this information)
6) Is there evidence of any conflict of interest? Do the authors have any potential financial gain
from the results of this study?
7) Describe the population for this study.
8) How was the sample selected? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling
strategy?
9) Were the subjects in this study vulnerable? Were there any risks for them as the result of
participation in the research study?
10) Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this study?
The following questions pertain to: Schwarz, K., Mion, P., Hudock, D., & Litman, G. (2008).
Telemonitoring of heart failure patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled
study. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 23(1), 18-26.
11) What is the purpose of this research?
12) What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.
13) Did the authors describe the design of this study? If so, give a description.
14) What characteristics does this study possess that are quantitative in nature? Review Chapter
2.
15) What is the evidence that this journal is peer-reviewed? Does the journal have an editorial
board? (Look for the journal’s website to discover this information)
16) Is there evidence of any conflict of interest? Do the authors have any potential financial gain
from the results of this study?
17) Describe the population for this study.
18) How was the sample selected? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling
strategy?
19) Were the subjects in this study vulnerable? Were there any risks for them as the result of
participation in the research study?
20) Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this study?
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 2
Nursing research questions related to article readings
Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of
decision making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research & Theory for
Nursing Practice, 25(1), 55–70.
What is the purpose of this research? The reason as to why this study was carried out
was to determine how the caregivers of the family members with heart failure make decisions.
This is because as the disease continues to worsen, the victims are no longer required to make
any decisions for themselves (Sanford et al., 2011). What is the research question? The
question was to examine how those who took care of the victims of family members who were
suffering from heart failure made decisions. The other question was: identify actions of nonlinear
decision making process. Did the authors describe the design of this study? No the author did
not describe the design he used for the study. What characteristics does this study possess that
are qualitative in nature: the study is grounded on theoretical framework and it is manageable
making it high quality. The paper is also clear, that is, the information is easy to understand. For
example, it clearly outlines the actions for nonlinear decision making process (Sanford et al.,
2011).
What is the evidence that this journal is peer-reviewed? Does the journal have an
editorial board? The journal is peer reviewed because it contains citations. Listing the sources
for their work clearly shows that the articles are scholarly. The journal contains an editorial
board. The paper lacks an example but clearly outlines the editorial board. Is there evidence of
any conflict of interest? Do the authors have any potential financial gain from the results of
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3
this study? The authors publish the article and the desire to make profit is not determined by
what they have published. The journal is scholarly and such journals do not exist to make money.
Describe the population for this study. The population for this study is the family members,
friends, and relatives of the victims of heart failure. The journal is to impact them with
knowledge of how to make decisions when the sick can no longer make and take care of them.
How was the sample selected? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling
strategy? The sample was selected targeting a certain group of people through stratified
sampling. The strengths are that at least specific groups are represented. For example, the gender
was not biased in the study. The weakness is that the group selected is very shallow and those
suffering from other diseases like HIV are not represented (Sanford et al., 2011). Were the
subjects in this study vulnerable? Were there any risks for them as the result of
participation in the research study? The subjects were not vulnerable and there was no risk in
participating in the research study. Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this
study? HIPAA concerns are not evident.
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4
Schwarz, K. A., Mion, L. C., Hudock, D., & Litman, G. (2008). Telemonitoring of
heart failure patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Progress in
Cardiovascular Nursing, 23, 18–26.
What is the purpose of this research? The research aim is to examine whether
telemonitoring by the advanced practice nurse reduced the risks of hospital readmission for the
patients, emergency department visits, and costs for the patients with heart failure (Schwarz et
al., 2008). What is the research question? The research question was: is home healthcare or
telemonitoring associated with reduced hospital readmission for partners with heart failure? Did
the authors describe the design of this study? If so, give a description. The design of the
study has been described where they inform the reader when and how the interview was carried
out. What characteristics does this study possess that are quantitative in nature? The study
is well detailed and contains a lot of information making it quantitative. For example, it includes
the cause of rehospitalization, the purpose of the study, and much other important information
(Schwarz et al., 2008).
What is the evidence that this journal is peer-reviewed? Does the journal have an
editorial board? The article contains scholarly citation and, therefore, it is peer- reviewed. The
journal lacks editorial board. Is there evidence of any conflict of interest? Do the authors
have any potential financial gain from the results of this study? There is no evidence of any
conflict of interest and there is no financial gain. Describe the population for this study. The
study focused on the patients (Schwarz et al., 2008). How was the sample selected? What are
the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling strategy? The sample was from a specific
group. The strengths are that all the groups were represented and the weaknesses of the study are
that the sample was shallow. Were the subjects in this study vulnerable? Were there any
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 5
risks for them as the result of participation in the research study? There were no risks
involved in the study. Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this study? There
were no HIPAA concerns in the study.
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 6
References
Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision
making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research and Theory for
Nursing Practice, 25(1), 55–70.
Schwarz, K. A., Mion, L. C., Hudock, D., & Litman, G. (2008). Telemonitoring of heart failure
patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Progress in
Cardiovascular Nursing, 23, 18–26
Retrieve the following research articles:
- Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision
making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research and Theory for Nursing
Practice, 25(1), 55-70. - Schwarz, K. A., Mion, L. C., Hudock, D., & Litman, G. (2008). Telemonitoring of heart failure
patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Progress in Cardiovascular
Nursing, 23, 18-26.
Answer the following questions pertaining to these to articles:
The following questions pertain to:
Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision
making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research & Theory for Nursing
Practice, 25(1), 55-70.
1) What is the purpose of this research?
2) What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.
3) Did the authors describe the design of this study? If so, give a description.
4) What characteristics does this study possess that are qualitative in nature? Review Chapter 2.
5) What is the evidence that this journal is peer-reviewed? Does the journal have an editorial
board? (Look for the journal’s website to discover this information)
6) Is there evidence of any conflict of interest? Do the authors have any potential financial gain
from the results of this study?
7) Describe the population for this study.
8) How was the sample selected? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling
strategy?
9) Were the subjects in this study vulnerable? Were there any risks for them as the result of
participation in the research study?
10) Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this study?
The following questions pertain to: Schwarz, K., Mion, P., Hudock, D., & Litman, G. (2008).
Telemonitoring of heart failure patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled
study. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 23(1), 18-26.
11) What is the purpose of this research?
12) What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.
13) Did the authors describe the design of this study? If so, give a description.
14) What characteristics does this study possess that are quantitative in nature? Review Chapter
2.
15) What is the evidence that this journal is peer-reviewed? Does the journal have an editorial
board? (Look for the journal’s website to discover this information)
16) Is there evidence of any conflict of interest? Do the authors have any potential financial gain
from the results of this study?
17) Describe the population for this study.
18) How was the sample selected? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling
strategy?
19) Were the subjects in this study vulnerable? Were there any risks for them as the result of
participation in the research study?
20) Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this study?
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 2
Nursing research questions related to article readings
Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of
decision making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research & Theory for
Nursing Practice, 25(1), 55–70.
What is the purpose of this research? The reason as to why this study was carried out
was to determine how the caregivers of the family members with heart failure make decisions.
This is because as the disease continues to worsen, the victims are no longer required to make
any decisions for themselves (Sanford et al., 2011). What is the research question? The
question was to examine how those who took care of the victims of family members who were
suffering from heart failure made decisions. The other question was: identify actions of nonlinear
decision making process. Did the authors describe the design of this study? No the author did
not describe the design he used for the study. What characteristics does this study possess that
are qualitative in nature: the study is grounded on theoretical framework and it is manageable
making it high quality. The paper is also clear, that is, the information is easy to understand. For
example, it clearly outlines the actions for nonlinear decision making process (Sanford et al.,
2011).
What is the evidence that this journal is peer-reviewed? Does the journal have an
editorial board? The journal is peer reviewed because it contains citations. Listing the sources
for their work clearly shows that the articles are scholarly. The journal contains an editorial
board. The paper lacks an example but clearly outlines the editorial board. Is there evidence of
any conflict of interest? Do the authors have any potential financial gain from the results of
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3
this study? The authors publish the article and the desire to make profit is not determined by
what they have published. The journal is scholarly and such journals do not exist to make money.
Describe the population for this study. The population for this study is the family members,
friends, and relatives of the victims of heart failure. The journal is to impact them with
knowledge of how to make decisions when the sick can no longer make and take care of them.
How was the sample selected? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling
strategy? The sample was selected targeting a certain group of people through stratified
sampling. The strengths are that at least specific groups are represented. For example, the gender
was not biased in the study. The weakness is that the group selected is very shallow and those
suffering from other diseases like HIV are not represented (Sanford et al., 2011). Were the
subjects in this study vulnerable? Were there any risks for them as the result of
participation in the research study? The subjects were not vulnerable and there was no risk in
participating in the research study. Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this
study? HIPAA concerns are not evident.
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4
Schwarz, K. A., Mion, L. C., Hudock, D., & Litman, G. (2008). Telemonitoring of
heart failure patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Progress in
Cardiovascular Nursing, 23, 18–26.
What is the purpose of this research? The research aim is to examine whether
telemonitoring by the advanced practice nurse reduced the risks of hospital readmission for the
patients, emergency department visits, and costs for the patients with heart failure (Schwarz et
al., 2008). What is the research question? The research question was: is home healthcare or
telemonitoring associated with reduced hospital readmission for partners with heart failure? Did
the authors describe the design of this study? If so, give a description. The design of the
study has been described where they inform the reader when and how the interview was carried
out. What characteristics does this study possess that are quantitative in nature? The study
is well detailed and contains a lot of information making it quantitative. For example, it includes
the cause of rehospitalization, the purpose of the study, and much other important information
(Schwarz et al., 2008).
What is the evidence that this journal is peer-reviewed? Does the journal have an
editorial board? The article contains scholarly citation and, therefore, it is peer- reviewed. The
journal lacks editorial board. Is there evidence of any conflict of interest? Do the authors
have any potential financial gain from the results of this study? There is no evidence of any
conflict of interest and there is no financial gain. Describe the population for this study. The
study focused on the patients (Schwarz et al., 2008). How was the sample selected? What are
the strengths and weaknesses of this sampling strategy? The sample was from a specific
group. The strengths are that all the groups were represented and the weaknesses of the study are
that the sample was shallow. Were the subjects in this study vulnerable? Were there any
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 5
risks for them as the result of participation in the research study? There were no risks
involved in the study. Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this study? There
were no HIPAA concerns in the study.
NURSING RESEARCH QUESTIONS 6
References
Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision
making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research and Theory for
Nursing Practice, 25(1), 55–70.
Schwarz, K. A., Mion, L. C., Hudock, D., & Litman, G. (2008). Telemonitoring of heart failure
patients and their caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Progress in
Cardiovascular Nursing, 23, 18–26