A Nurse Is Designing a Study to Determine Whether a Videotape

question 24

Multiple Choice

A nurse is designing a study to determine whether a videotape or a written pamphlet is more effective in teaching young women how to perform breast self-examination (BSE) . Which of these actions would provide the best control for a mediating variable?

• A) Include identical content in both BSE teaching methods
• B) Exclude subjects who already perform BSE on a regular basis
• C) Limit the study subjects to women who are heterosexual
• D) Determine what breast cancer means to the individual participants

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Recall

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