Which of the Following Best Explains Why Some Community Health

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why some community health nurses find nursing models inappropriate for use in their clinical practice?

• A) Models are almost always based on meeting the needs of individuals, not groups.
• B) Models are too theoretical and not realistic.
• C) Models, developed for the middle class, do not fit low-income families.
• D) Models taught in nursing school are not remembered by nurses in practice.

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Definitions:

Naturally Occurring Groups

Groups that form spontaneously based on shared interests, geographies, or inherent traits, as opposed to being artificially assembled.

Dependent Variable

The variable in a study or experiment that is expected to change or vary as a result of manipulations of the independent variable(s).

Internal Validity

The judgment that for a particular experiment, it is possible to conclude that the manipulated independent variable caused the change in the measured dependent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable in research that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable, allowing researchers to infer cause-and-effect relationships.