The risk manager has noticed a spike in medication errors among nurses who have worked several consecutive days. What is the first step in conducting research into this phenomenon?
1. Identify the population to be studied.
2. Identify the problem to be studied.
3. Identify the relationship between the variables to be studied.
4. Identify the purpose of the study.
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Rationale 1: Identification of the population to be studied is a later step in the research process.
Rationale 2: Identification and clarification of the problem to be studied is the initial step in the research process. It starts as a general broad area that is narrowed to a specific statement of the problem.
Rationale 3: Identification of the relationship between the variables to be studied is a later step in the research process.
Rationale 4: Identification of the purpose of the study is a later step in the research process.
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