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A nurse wishes to identify the possible effect of an innovative mattress on the incidence of pressure ulcers among the hospitalized elderly and is planning to conduct a true experiment.
 
  Which of the following is most important to the integrity of this study design?
  A) A sufficiently large number of independent variables
  B) Random assignment of study participants to groups
  C) A correlation between the variable and the outcome
  D) A sufficiently large number of participants

Question 2

A nurse educator has reviewed a study on the coping strategies of freshman nursing students that presents conclusions that differ markedly from other studies that have examined the issue.
 
  The study in question may possibly have a flaw in which of the following domains?
  A) Consistency
  B) Believability
  C) Veracity
  D) Utility



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Answer to Question 1

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