• Describe the kinds of evidence that a plaintiff can present in order to establish a negligent act. What defenses can a defendant present in order to refute a plaintiff’s evidence?
• How do statutes of limitations protect professional nurse-defendants? Do they also protect the injured parties?
• What can staff nurses do to protect patients from quasi-intentional torts? Does this differ from the nurse manager’s role in preventing quasi-intentional torts?
• Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 5 (Guido, p. 67).
  • Does the failure to document an admission nursing assessment equate with the fact that this nurse did no admission nursing assessment?
  • What might the patient’s attorney further allege in his supplemental report?
  • How would one decide the standard of care for this patient?
  • How would you decide the outcome of this case?
• Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 6 (Guido, p. 96)
  • Was there negligence in this case and who should be liable for the negligence?
  • What type of damages should be assessed and how would you begin to determine the amount to assess?
  • Given that there were multiple individuals involved in this case as well as the institution that employed these individuals, how would you determine the percentage of liability for the multiple defendants, assuming that more than one defendant should be assessed with damages?
  • How would you decide this case?
• Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 7(Guido, p. 115)
  • Were there damages that should be paid to this patient for negligence?
  • Who should be the individuals responsible for these damages? For example, is the surgeon the individual most liable for the damages owed to the patient?
  • Should the Bovie manufacturer also have been included in the lawsuit?
  • Are there any defenses that the defendants could cite that would mitigate their liability to this patient?
  • How should the court decide the damage awards in this instance?

As you have explored this week, there are various methods a researcher may use to engage in quantitative research design. While the methods presented this week are not exhaustive, they do introduce numerous features that you will likely encounter when reviewing, accessing, and researching the nursing practice literature. Whether you are creating new research or searching the literature to add support for a research question you are interested in, understanding the quantitative research designs that may be used for nursing practice will likely inform how you will conduct research for your health care setting. As you continue to build upon your research skills as a nursing researcher and professional, understanding how to engage in quantitative research design is a valuable asset.

For this Assignment, view this week’s Quantitative Research Designs PowerPoint webinar and pay close attention to its content on the basic elements of research methods (e.g., sample, data collection, measurement, analysis). Then, be sure to review the research study by Sand-Jekline and Sherman (2014), included in this week’s resources.

Note: While not a required resource, you might find the definitions in the Encyclopedia of Nursing Research helpful for this assignment.

This assignment involves identifying and describing the strengths and weaknesses of the research method used in the Sand-Jecklin and Sherman (2014) research article in this week’s resources.

• Focus on the research design, sample data collection methods, tools used for data collection, and the plan for data analysis as discussed in the Sand-Jecklin and Sherman (2014) article.
• Identify at least two strengths and two weaknesses of the study based on reliability and validity by including additional support with citations from resources not assigned this week.
• Use the copy of the Journal Club Template for Quantitative Research located in this week’s resources. The template includes an area for each element discussed in the study.
• Be brief, paraphrase and summarize each of the elements clearly on the form.
• Provide the full citation of the article used for this Assignment on the template.