The document provides instructions for an assignment requiring a discussion of sampling methods used for a research study. It includes a problem statement regarding increasing patient to staff ratios potentially increasing safety risks. The research purpose is to determine if there is a correlation between higher patient loads for nurses and increased medication errors, treatment errors, falls, cardiac arrests and deaths. Students are instructed to discuss their sampling plan, research design, sample selection and size, population generalizability and limitations. The document also provides formatting guidelines and policies regarding late submissions and communication.