The foundation for this study was firmly based on the Factors Predicting the Use of Hazardous Drug Safety-Handling Precautions model. A model of the study (Figure 1) is provided for the reader’s educational purposes, and shows a relationship between the direct influences, such as employee’s level of experience and knowledge of the risks of choosing to not use proper protective devices, and indirect influences, such as influence from peers and managerial figures (p. E300). Overall, the theoretical framework provides a clear connection to the authors’ study, as the factors that contribute to lack of adherence in the employees of the model can also be factors in the study’s sample. Figure 1 of the article provided an illustrative explanation of the framework for the study, thus appealing to visual learners and promoting education in students with different types of learning needs.
Study Design As mentioned before, the authors chose a mixed-methods, cross-sectional hybrid for this particular study; the unique design allows for both qualitative and quantitative data to be expressed. …show more content…
The researchers sent out surveys for the registered nurses who dealt with chemotherapy products to fill out, and the nurse managers in the survey were interviewed via telephone in order to obtain the most personal, thorough data. One could conclude that the data was collected in a natural setting, as both the nurses and the nurse managers responded to the data-collecting instruments in a setting that was in their own natural environment. To increase internal validity of the data, the authors of the study took several measures to prevent bias. The researchers selected members of the Association of Community Cancer Centers as the accessible population, all of which were oncology registered nurses. Though the data would be able to be generalized due to the large target population, the sample selection process could not be randomized; this could decrease the data’s validity and potentially cause bias. Another important note would be that using only oncology nurses who subscribe to the mailing list leaves out oncology nurses who do not subscribe to the mailing list. There was no mention of a pilot study for this particular research analysis. Sample For this particular study, the sample population included both registered nurses and nurse managers nationwide who worked on oncology floors. The inclusion criterion was comprised of registered nurses who were exposed to chemotherapy agents, as well as nurse managers who supervised the oncology floors. The sample could be considered a large, representative sample, as participants were recruited nationwide; it should be noted, however, that the majority of the sample of nurses and nurse managers consisted of white women between the ages of twenty three and seventy, which could cause the study to be subject to bias. The type of sampling used in this study could be considered to be network sampling, as the participants were selected from a list of members of the Association of Community Cancer Centers. Overall, the researchers were able to recruit 165 nurses and 30 nurse managers for the study, a 46% and 38% response rate, respectively. Data was collected based on the results of the surveys and the information provided by the nurse managers via telephone. As for the validity of the tools used for data collection, there was
Study Design As mentioned before, the authors chose a mixed-methods, cross-sectional hybrid for this particular study; the unique design allows for both qualitative and quantitative data to be expressed. …show more content…
The researchers sent out surveys for the registered nurses who dealt with chemotherapy products to fill out, and the nurse managers in the survey were interviewed via telephone in order to obtain the most personal, thorough data. One could conclude that the data was collected in a natural setting, as both the nurses and the nurse managers responded to the data-collecting instruments in a setting that was in their own natural environment. To increase internal validity of the data, the authors of the study took several measures to prevent bias. The researchers selected members of the Association of Community Cancer Centers as the accessible population, all of which were oncology registered nurses. Though the data would be able to be generalized due to the large target population, the sample selection process could not be randomized; this could decrease the data’s validity and potentially cause bias. Another important note would be that using only oncology nurses who subscribe to the mailing list leaves out oncology nurses who do not subscribe to the mailing list. There was no mention of a pilot study for this particular research analysis. Sample For this particular study, the sample population included both registered nurses and nurse managers nationwide who worked on oncology floors. The inclusion criterion was comprised of registered nurses who were exposed to chemotherapy agents, as well as nurse managers who supervised the oncology floors. The sample could be considered a large, representative sample, as participants were recruited nationwide; it should be noted, however, that the majority of the sample of nurses and nurse managers consisted of white women between the ages of twenty three and seventy, which could cause the study to be subject to bias. The type of sampling used in this study could be considered to be network sampling, as the participants were selected from a list of members of the Association of Community Cancer Centers. Overall, the researchers were able to recruit 165 nurses and 30 nurse managers for the study, a 46% and 38% response rate, respectively. Data was collected based on the results of the surveys and the information provided by the nurse managers via telephone. As for the validity of the tools used for data collection, there was