Assignment Part 1: Reflect on your research question or problem of interest in hospital falls and prevention.
Reflect on the following questions:
1. Why do we do it this way?
2. Are there better ways to assess or intervene?
3. Do patients with a specific intervention/assessment have better outcomes?
4. Would your research question or problem of interest be best suited to qualitative or quantitative research?
5. Would you develop a hypothesis or a research question for your problem of interest? Why would you choose one versus the other?
Assignment Part 2: Post a response to the discussion board.
Address the following questions in your response:
1. What are the essential elements within the structure of a hypothesis?
2. What are the essential elements within the structure of a research question?
3. What is your problem of interest? Compose a qualitative or quantitative research question for your proposed problem of interest.
4. Would you develop a hypothesis or a research question for your problem of interest? Why would you choose one versus the other?