A nurse researcher has completed a study involving the use of intraven

A nurse researcher has completed a study involving the use of intravenous analgesics for postsur-gical discomfort. The description of the 16 clients used for the study would best be written in which part of the research report?

1. Results section
2. Methods section
3. Discussion section
4. Introduction section

ANSWER

ANS: 2
A description of the clients used is found in the methods section of the research study.
The results section contains a description of the results obtained in the study, including appropri-ate statistical tests used to analyze the data.
The discussion section presents the author’s interpretation of the results, including conclusions and implications that can be drawn from the study.
The introductory section presents the purpose of the study, a summary of literature, and the hy-potheses tested or questions posed.