A Researcher Conducts a Survey to Determine the Perceived Health

question 17

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducts a survey to determine the perceived health status of elderly persons living independently at home. The same subjects participate in a telephone call in which they describe the lived experience of living with chronic illness. When writing up the research study, the nurse would describe using:

• A) a control group.
• B) triangulation.
• C) a pilot study.
• D) secondary data analysis.

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