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jasdeep_brar · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse researcher develops a study to assist patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to lose weight by altering eating patterns. The researcher states, Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus desire to control weight to gain better glycemic control.

This statement is a(n):
a. assumption.
b. concept.
c. philosophy.
d. theory.

Question 2

Which statement is true about theory and qualitative studies?

a. Qualitative studies rely on conceptual frameworks and not on theory.
b. Qualitative studies are not based on theory.
c. Qualitative studies may be used to create theory.
d. Qualitative studies use theory in the same way as quantitative studies.