NURBN 3022 Supplementary assessment task

NURBN 3022 Supplementary assessment task
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Instructions
Read the article provided and answer the following questions
Q1: What is the methodology described in the paper?
Q2: What data collection tools were utilised for this research project?
Q3: How was the data analysed?
Q4: What was the population / clinical setting and sample size for the study?
1
Answer: In this paper, the methodology described is descriptive and cross-sectional. The
descriptive methodology was used to provide simple summaries in regards to the sample while
cross-sectional methodology was used because the nurses share the same characteristics even
though they differ in variable of interest.
Details:
Answer: This study used postal questionnaires and surveys which were personally addressed to
each nurse while accompanied with a personalized introductory letter.
Answer: This research used descriptive data analysis since it did not give the rationale behind
the absolute numbers.
Answer: In this research, the sample consisted of 88 registered nurses who were either working
as either full time or part time in a forensic mental health hospital in UK. These nurses were on
a permanent hospital contract. The sample size obtained was 47 nurses from the targeted
population.