Which Observational Role Would Be Most Appropriate If the Nurse

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which observational role would be most appropriate if the nurse researcher wants to identify maternal response behaviours to cries of infants with colic?

• A) Concealment with intervention
• B) Concealment without intervention
• C) No concealment with intervention
• D) No concealment without intervention

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