Question

Relationship of Hospitalized Elders’ Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors, Type of Care Unit, Satisfaction With Nursing Care, and Health Outcome of Functional Status Marlene Melchiorre Dey, PhD, APN, ACNP-BC, ANP-BC, Elite Medical Care

25. Which of these statements from the article would be considered a recommendation for future studies?

a. The interaction of nurse caring behaviors (predictive variable) and type of unit (moderator) was neither associated with nor did it predict satisfaction with nursing care.

b. Additional research is needed to identify the factors that contribute to the functional decline of hospitalized elders.

c. Although there was no unit difference in subjects’ functional status decline, the overall rate of functional decline (14.4%) was lower than the 33% in previous studies.

d. Teaching elder care in new-nurse orientation might improve nurse caring behaviors that lead to satisfaction and care quality.

Answer 1

Relationship of Hospitalized Elders’ Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors, Type of Care Unit, Satisfaction With Nursing Care, and Health Outcome of Functional Status Marlene Melchiorre Dey, PhD, APN, ACNP-BC, ANP-BC, Elite Medical Care

25. Which of these statements from the article would be considered a recommendation for future studies?

Answer: d. Teaching elder care in new-nurse orientation might improve nurse caring behaviors that lead to satisfaction and care quality.