Why should the nurse developing a quantitative research study avoid using the word cause in the research question?
1. Cause is a term limited to qualitative research.
2. It is difficult to prove causality.
3. Researchers are seldom interested in cause-and-effect relationships.
4. Causality may indicate an ethical issue.
Question 2
The nurse researcher has designed a univariate research study. What is often the purpose of these studies?
1. To satisfy the researcher's curiosity about a topic
2. To help beginning researchers gain confidence in research skills
3. To serve as a basis for a more complex study
4. To determine the subject's interest in participating in a study