A Researcher Who Has Conducted Experimental Research Finds That in the Researcher's

question 8

Multiple Choice

A researcher who has conducted experimental research finds that in the researcher's 145-person hospital study, the patients who are ambulated on the evening of abdominal surgery are less likely than the control group to develop postoperative pneumonia. What does the researcher infer?

• A)The control group resembled the experimental group in all important characteristics.
• B)Early ambulation and pneumonia are strongly related.
• C)Evening-of-surgery ambulation will prevent some cases of postoperative pneumonia in abdominal surgery patients.
• D)Careful support of the abdomen is important for postoperative ambulation in patients who have had abdominal surgery.

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Definitions:

Co-Creates

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Transpersonal Caring Occasion

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A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering, coupled with a desire to alleviate it.

Intuitive Skills

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