A Nurse Researcher Would Choose to Use a Correlational Study

question 6

Multiple Choice

A nurse researcher would choose to use a correlational study of multiple variables for which purpose?

• A) To identify the independent variable
• B) To test whether one variable causes another variable
• C) To examine relationships between or among variables
• D) To distinguish how different one variable is from another variable

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Definitions:

Bony Prominence

Areas of the body where bone is close to the skin, which are at higher risk for pressure sores.

Pressure Ulcers

Injuries to skin and underlying tissues, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of prolonged pressure or friction.

Shear And Friction

Shear refers to a force that causes layers of tissue to slide against each other, while friction is the resistance that one surface encounters when moving over another, both of which can contribute to skin injury.

Stage 3 Pressure Ulcer

A pressure injury that involves full-thickness skin loss, potentially extending into the subcutaneous tissue, without exposure of muscle or bone.