NSG 6101 -Research Methodology Assignment

NSG 6101 -Research Methodology Assignment

NSG 6101 -Research Methodology Assignment

Methodology

Overcrowded emergency rooms lead to decreased patient satisfaction, medication errors and increased mortality rates.

Research Question

To what extent will a front end, triage process improve flow while maintaining patient safety during high volume situations in hospital emergency rooms?

Research Design

A quasi-experimental quantitative method …

Sample Setting

A local, inner city, for profit hospital …

Sample Inclusion and Exclusion

The sample will begin on the first day o…

Sampling Strategy

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