A Nursing Manager Wants the Unit Staff to Become More

question 2

Multiple Choice

A nursing manager wants the unit staff to become more involved in research.The staff nurses say they are not qualified to conduct research.Which response by the manager is best?

• A) "You need a basic understanding of the research process because you should be good consumers of research."
• B) "At the staff nurse level, you can assist with clinical studies by doing data collection."
• C) "A baccalaureate-prepared nurse should be able to design simple studies."
• D) "If we all work on this together, we can design and implement good research studies."

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