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“There are different types of quantitative research designs that justify or support themselves in nursing research. Choose one quantitative type design and identify a major advantage and a major disadvantage of this design. Give an example how this quantitative research design could be used in nursing practice to solve a clinical problem ”
1. Hello Class,
Quantitive  designs is used to explore the relationships among variables are classified into experimental or non-experimental. Experimental design is meant to explain casualties. While, non-experimental is used to describe relationship among variables.
In the case of cross-sectional, it is a non-experimental design where researcher use data from groups at a signal point in time. Using this design can help guide researchers into the speculation of the correlation and relationships of variables designated to the study. In terms of advantages to this design, cross-sectional design is more economical and easy to manage compared to to other designs. This is due to date being collected at a signle point in time for each realted subject of the design. On the other hand, a disadvantage is that it becomes increasingly difficult to make claims of correlation and cause and effect between subjects. This is because researchers can only collect data and can’t manipulate the variables to prove cause and effect.
One example of cross sectional study in the work setting was a study done on evidence based practice nursing in a hospital setting. This was done to properly implement evidence based practice into the work setting. The two subjects “showed that  Nurses’  evidence based practice beliefs scores were higher than their  evidence based practice implementation scores”. In terms, this study shows the mis-implication of the evidence practice system. As believing in the EBP is very different from implementation. The study let the hospital know and recognize this clinical problem and to follow up will make changes to implement more of evidence based practice within their organization.
References: 
A Cross-sectional Study on Evidence-Based Nursing Practice in the Contemporary Hospital Setting: Implications for Nurses in Professional Development. (2017). Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 33(2). doi:10.1097/nnd.0000000000000346
Schmidt, N. A., & Brown, J. M. (2022). Evidence-based practice for nurses: Appraisal and application of research. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
2. Hi Class, 
This week we are discussing quantitative research designs and their importance in nursing research. One type of quantitative design that I think can help with understanding one major issue in healthcare is the causal-comparative/quasi-experimental research model. In this design type, a cause and effect correlation is trying to be established between certain factors (“Research Guides: Systematic Reviews in the Health Sciences: Types of Research within Qualitative and Quantitative,” 2021). This type of research relies on observing natural relationships in order to gain insight in their relationships. One of the major benefits of this research is that since these relationships are naturally occurring, there is not a lot of need for outside manipulation to gain results. Alternatively, one major downside of this type of research is that since naturally occurring relationships are needed, researchers have to find these variables in real life as opposed to being able to manufacture a scenario to observe. One issue in healthcare that might benefit from being studied under this model is the correlation between the wellbeing of nurses and the quality of the care that they provide. There is constant research being conducted regarding the welfare of healthcare workers and optimal working conditions, and one aspect that comes up repeatedly is the effect that poor mental and physical health and subpar working conditions have on patient outcomes. It has been suggested that nurses who are happier and feeling healthy and rested are able to provide better patient care leading to fewer return infections and larger discharge percentages, whereas nurses who were feeling burned out were less likely to provide quality care and thus risked the welfare of their patients. 
Research Guides: Systematic Reviews in the Health Sciences: Types of Research within Qualitative and Quantitative. (2021). Retrieved September 6, 2021, from https://libguides.rutgers.edu/c.php?g=337288&p=2273209 (Links to an external site.)
Stress, Fatigue, and Burnout in Nursing. (2019, March 1). Retrieved September 6, 2021, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S154608431830172X