The qualitative nursing research study used three interviewers to collect data. What is the most critical aspect the nurse reading this research would look for when critiquing the way the data in this study was collected?
1. How long were the interviews?
2. Were all of the interviewers nurses?
3. Were all of the interviewers trained?
4. Where did the interviews take place?
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Rationale 1: This is important, but not the most important aspect of this critique.
Rationale 2: This is important, but not the most important aspect of this critique.
Rationale 3: When multiple interviewers are used to collect information, it is essential that they receive the same training and the same instruction. If this does not occur, the data collected could be biased or erroneous.
Rationale 4: This is important, but not the most important aspect of this critique.
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