Research allows nurses to validate and enhance nursing care. Which research question would be most relevant to promoting nursing care and outcomes for the preoperative patient?
1. How does the interaction of the patient with the health care provider impact the patient's long-term recovery?
2. What is the optimal timing for preoperative teaching?
3. How much pain medicine does the patient prefer?
4. When should the patient be discharged?
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Rationale 1: How well the patient interacts with the health care provider would be a research study for the medical community.
Rationale 2: The timing of preoperative teaching is nurse-focused and will improve patient care.
Rationale 3: The question of how much pain medicine patients prefer is too broad for a research study, although it could be narrowed and modified.
Rationale 4: The question of when patients should be discharged is too broad for a research study, although it could be narrowed and modified.
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