When assessing the strength of a body of evidence used in a research study for consistency, the nurse should determine what?
a. Extent to which the study's design, implementation, and analysis minimize bias
b. Number of studies that have evaluated the research question, including overall
sample size across studies
c. Degree to which studies with similar and different designs investigated the same
research questions and report similar findings
d. Significance of the findings based on the statistical methods used for data analysis
ANS: C
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A Quality refers to the extent to which the study's design, implementation, and analysis minimize bias.
B Quantity refers to the number of studies that have evaluated the research question, including overall sample size across studies.
C Consistency is the degree to which studies that had similar and different designs (but investigate the same research question) reported similar findings.
D Quantity refers to the strength of the findings in the statistical analyses.
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