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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Grove:
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Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE jg
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
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values of patients.
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care.
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients.
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
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ANS: j g A
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A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
with clinical expertise and patient needs and values.
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B Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally
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experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
completely define it.
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C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
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D Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are
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part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) jg jg jg
REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
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research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j g B
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A Control can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the
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desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
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events occur.
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
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given situation.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) jg jg jg
REF: p. 6
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,3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese
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adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
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this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j g D
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired
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outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
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events occur.
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D Through prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
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given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were
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obese, the probability of predicting this may be calculated.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) jg jg jg
REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
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groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does
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this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j g C
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired
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outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
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events occur.
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
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given situation.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) jg jg jg
REF: p. 7
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, 5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
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relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which
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method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j g D
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A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired
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outcome.
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B Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
events occur.
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C Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
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given situation.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) jg jg jg
REF: pp. 7-8
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public. jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation. jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care. jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the importance of sanitation, clean drinking
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water, and adequate nutrition.
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ANS: j g D
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A This was not the most important result
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B This was not the most important result
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C This was not the most important result
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D Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, and jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
social changes, including the military’s approach to the care of the sick and
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society’s sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation,
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and preventing starvation to decrease morbidity and mortality rates.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) jg jg jg
REF: p. 11
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7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
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protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in
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postoperative recovery time. Which method of study is this?
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a. Control
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Grove:
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Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE jg
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
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values of patients.
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care.
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients.
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
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ANS: j g A
Feedback
A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
with clinical expertise and patient needs and values.
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B Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally
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experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
completely define it.
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C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
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D Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are
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part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) jg jg jg
REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
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research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j g B
Feedback
A Control can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the
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desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
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events occur.
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
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given situation.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) jg jg jg
REF: p. 6
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,3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese
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adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
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this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j g D
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired
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outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
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events occur.
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D Through prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
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given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were
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obese, the probability of predicting this may be calculated.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) jg jg jg
REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
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groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does
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this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j g C
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired
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outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
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events occur.
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
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given situation.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) jg jg jg
REF: p. 7
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, 5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
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relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which
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method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j g D
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired
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outcome.
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B Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
events occur.
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C Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
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given situation.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) jg jg jg
REF: pp. 7-8
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public. jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation. jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care. jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the importance of sanitation, clean drinking
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water, and adequate nutrition.
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ANS: j g D
Feedback
A This was not the most important result
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B This was not the most important result
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C This was not the most important result
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D Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, and jg jg jg jg jg jg jg jg
social changes, including the military’s approach to the care of the sick and
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society’s sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation,
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and preventing starvation to decrease morbidity and mortality rates.
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PTS: 1 j g DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) jg jg jg
REF: p. 11
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7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
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protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in
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postoperative recovery time. Which method of study is this?
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a. Control
