Reasons for a Research-Practice Gap Include All of the Following

question 4

Multiple Choice

Reasons for a research-practice gap include all of the following except:

• A) Nurses lack the skill of reading research reports.
• B) Nurses don't develop an opportunity for acceptance of change.
• C) Nurses are encouraged by administration to resist change in practice.
• D) Nurse researchers and clinicians use different language.

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Definitions:

Morphemes

The smallest units of language that carry meaning or function, including both roots and affixes.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, specifically the arrangement of words and phrases.

Phonemes

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another in the language's phonological system.

Benjamin Whorf

An American linguist known for his hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' cognition and worldview.