Which Statement Represents a Potential Area of Research for a Novice

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which statement represents a potential area of research for a novice nurse researcher?

• A) "Most of our hospital admissions come in at night."
• B) "It is difficult to find personnel willing to work the night shift."
• C) "It seems that most of the patient falls on our unit occur during the night shift."
• D) "The night shift personnel are not attending promptly to the needs of our patients."

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