Discussion Post
• Visit the Healthy People 2020 website, Topics and Objectives page and explore some topics. Discuss how epidemiological methods are used to evaluate Healthy People 2020 objectives. Provide examples.
• What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative research sampling strategies? Compare and contrast the strategies and describe some of the advantages and disadvantages of each.
• Discuss characteristics used to appraise when evaluating qualitative and quantitative designs. Which characteristics are the most important and why?
• How is data used to evaluate outcomes? Provide an example as it relates to an area of nursing.
• Conducting research with strong ethical principles is a critical component of being an effective nurse researcher. In the research simulation activity, which character(s) did you play? What did you learn about ethical principles in research? Are ethics in research clear cut, or do you think there are some gray areas?
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.