A nurse researcher is conducting a study on the relationship between medication errors and the number of consecutive days worked by a nurse. One of the assumptions of this study is that medication errors are a serious threat to patients
Which type of assumption is this? 1. A universal assumption.
2. A theoretical assumption.
3. A research-based assumption.
4. A common sense assumption.
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Rationale 1: Universal assumptions are those beliefs that are assumed to be true by a large percentage of society.
Rationale 2: Theoretical and research-based assumptions are the same thing and are assumptions derived from theory or previous research.
Rationale 3: Theoretical and research-based assumptions are the same thing and are assumptions derived from theory or previous research.
Rationale 4: A common sense assumption would be that the nurses working consecutive days are administering medications.
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