A Nurse Is Designing a Study to Determine Whether a Videotape

question 5

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 participants who already perform BSE on a regular basis
• C) Limit the study participants to women who are heterosexual
• D) Determine what breast cancer means to the individual participants

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