A Researcher Wants to Determine If Nurses' Levels of Empathy

question 5

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to determine if nurses' levels of empathy for patients change after graduation from nursing school. The following groups are measured: new graduates, nurses who have worked for 2 years, and nurses who have worked for 5 years, on empathy toward patients with a comparison of scores. This study is:

• A) prospective.
• B) retrospective.
• C) cross-sectional.
• D) experimental.

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