Researchers Conduct a Study to Determine If the Use of Chlorhexidine

question 19

Multiple Choice

Researchers conduct a study to determine if the use of chlorhexidine mouthwash is more effective than the use of normal saline for oral care to reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia.Which action by the researchers makes the study a randomized controlled trial?

• A) The researchers do not know which patients will be treated with saline and which patients will be treated with chlorhexidine.
• B) The researchers do not know which treatment will be more effective before the interventions are tested.
• C) The researchers randomly select nurses at several local health care facilities to implement the mouth-care protocols.
• D) The researchers do not know which statistical tests will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the oral care protocols.

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