Please address the following questions in this discussion.
In considering evidence-based practice or quality improvement, nurses may be referred initially to the use of systematic reviews. Why might this be appropriate? What do the terms meta-analysis and meta-synthesis have to do with systematic studies?
If you were looking at a handwashing study using a quantitative survey design, what data might be collected, and how would it be analyzed?
What are the inherent advantages and limitations of a quantitative survey design and what other study designs might be helpful to clarify the results?