Within a research hypothesis, the nurse is identifying the independent variable. An independent variable is best defined as:
a. the outcome variable of interest.
b. an abstraction or mental representation inferred from situations, events, or behaviors.
c. constructs that are knitted together in an orderly system to explain the way people function.
d. the variable that is believed to cause or influence the dependent variable.
Question 2
The nurse is studying the history of nursing research and learns that nursing research in the late 1950s and 1960s focused on:
a. developing a scientific base for clinical practice.
b. wellness, disease prevention, and health promotion.
c. effective educational preparation of professional nurses.
d. development of conceptual models and theories.
The steps of the scientific method, also known as hypothesis testing
The U.S. Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network.
Variable expressivity
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Controlled Scientific Experiments Scientists use experimental research to test hypotheses
The nurse conveys attentive listening through a posture of involvement